Last week the Public Order Emergencies Commission heard from key federal officials, including the prime minister’s security and intelligence advisor, and according to the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, none were able to back up the claim there was a national emergency as defined by the
re: "The government witnesses to date have admitted that the government did
not feel bound by the plain language of the Emergencies Act. Their
understanding of what constitutes a threat to national security was broader and
included things the Act does not contemplate. In brief, to deal with a crisis, the
government acted outside of the law."
In other words, this is a government that arrogates to itself the right to decide
when existing laws are irrelevant, outdated, or otherwise not to their liking and
to forcefully abrogate the basic rights of the citizenry based on that decision.
That is the definition of arbitrary rule.
When even the lawless spooks at CSIS think Trudeau's security state has gone too far, you know you have a problem. Good on the CCLA and on Cara Zwibel for their excellent work on this. And thank
you Linda for covering these hearings. So important.
Thanks for the update: are we taxpayers paying for this? The result will be "it was not appropriate to call this event a national emergency". Short and sweet. Should have been said months ago.
re: "The government witnesses to date have admitted that the government did
not feel bound by the plain language of the Emergencies Act. Their
understanding of what constitutes a threat to national security was broader and
included things the Act does not contemplate. In brief, to deal with a crisis, the
government acted outside of the law."
In other words, this is a government that arrogates to itself the right to decide
when existing laws are irrelevant, outdated, or otherwise not to their liking and
to forcefully abrogate the basic rights of the citizenry based on that decision.
That is the definition of arbitrary rule.
When even the lawless spooks at CSIS think Trudeau's security state has gone too far, you know you have a problem. Good on the CCLA and on Cara Zwibel for their excellent work on this. And thank
you Linda for covering these hearings. So important.
I appreciate your coverage of this. Thanks. Sigh.
Thanks for the update: are we taxpayers paying for this? The result will be "it was not appropriate to call this event a national emergency". Short and sweet. Should have been said months ago.
Yes, we are paying for it!