Close X
Monday, November 25, 2024
ADVT 
National

Order invoking Emergencies Act is now public

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 15 Feb, 2022 11:27 AM
  • Order invoking Emergencies Act is now public

OTTAWA - The cabinet order invoking the Emergencies Act says the government needs temporary but extraordinary powers to end blockades because they are threatening Canada's supply chains, economic security and trading relationships in a bid to achieve political or ideological goals.

The order is now public on the government website but it took effect Monday when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the plan at a news conference from Parliament Hill.

A motion declaring the same is expected to be introduced in the House of Commons today but the emergency order is already in place and will remain so for the next 30 days unless MPs vote down the motion or the government rescinds the order early.

Attorney General David Lametti says the order is not going to curb free speech or the right to protest peacefully but he says what is happening in Ottawa and at border crossings is not peaceful protest but an ideologically motivated occupation that is endangering the lives of Canadians and the economy.

The specific powers the government intends to grant temporarily under the Emergencies Act won't be in place until those orders are published but Lametti says that will happen soon.

They include going after the convoy's financing by ordering banks to freeze accounts of those involved and designating towing companies as essential services so police can order them to remove vehicles blocking roads or seize the tow trucks to remove the vehicles themselves.

 

MORE National ARTICLES

Fatal shooting in Delta, B.C., targeted: police

Fatal shooting in Delta, B.C., targeted: police
A statement from Delta Police says officers responded to a call of shots fired just after 2 a.m. at a home on the northeast side of the city. The unnamed male victim died at the scene.

Fatal shooting in Delta, B.C., targeted: police

Voting underway to elect new B.C. Liberal leader

Voting underway to elect new B.C. Liberal leader
Vikram Bajwa, a longtime Liberal party member, has petitioned the B.C. Supreme Court to delay the scheduled release of the leadership results while the party provides details of its audit of new memberships signed up during the campaign.

Voting underway to elect new B.C. Liberal leader

1,518 cases for Thursday

1,518 cases for Thursday
There are 25,554 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 299,657 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 985 COVID-positive individuals are in hospital and 145 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

1,518 cases for Thursday

Mixed Martial Arts teacher charged with sexual exploitation of a young female: Ridge Meadows RCMP

Mixed Martial Arts teacher charged with sexual exploitation of a young female: Ridge Meadows RCMP
In October of 2021, police received information that a mixed martial arts trainer based out of Pitt Meadows had allegedly sexually exploited a female youth, for several years, during training sessions dating back to 2016.

Mixed Martial Arts teacher charged with sexual exploitation of a young female: Ridge Meadows RCMP

Feds earmark $18M to support pardon applications

Feds earmark $18M to support pardon applications
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the money will go to organizations active in corrections, conditional release and community reintegration.

Feds earmark $18M to support pardon applications

No vaccine exemption for truckers, feds clarify

No vaccine exemption for truckers, feds clarify
The Canada Border Services Agency created widespread confusion last month after it issued a statement to media saying that unvaccinated truckers would remain exempt from quarantine and testing requirements after entering the country at the Canada-U.S. border.    

No vaccine exemption for truckers, feds clarify