The Public Order Emergency Commission found that the Canadian government was reasonable in its invocation of the Emergencies Act, but this has implications for any future applications of the act.
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The Emergencies Act inquiry final report found that almost all parties involved fell short of upholding the rule of law during the convoy protests.
The Ottawa Police Services Board has been operating in secret in the aftermath of the so-called freedom convoy protest. It must cease, regardless of whether the public approves of its decisions.
The protests in Ottawa are becoming a regular occurrence, so preparations are under way to prevent disruption in the city during Canada Day celebrations.
Our freedom is limited as soon as our speech and behaviour become harmful to other people.
Vaccine passports became one of the most divisive issues of the COVID-19 pandemic. These policies were affected not only by public opinion but by new variants and changing goals for herd immunity.
The Emergencies Act could have been in place for 30 days or more. But 10 days after it was invoked, the government is now confident it can keep Canadians safe with existing laws.
There have been bigger protests in other Canadian cities, but the so-called freedom convoy against vaccine mandates could be a sign of a rise in right-wing and libertarian sentiments.
The convoy’s comparison of Canada’s current government to Nazi Germany draws on previously existing statephobia.
When an attention-based media system always allows the noise-makers to dominate the conversation, it becomes impossible to hear the full range of voices and views.
When the “freedom convoy” used the Terry Fox statue as part of their demonstration, people were outraged. It showed the public still finds value in protecting a memorial that represents their values.
The trucker convoy is a sign that Canada is on the cusp of its own Jan. 6, with Conservatives taking a page from Donald Trump’s playbook.
The truckers’ convoy has travelled from out west to Parliament Hill and Toronto. Along the way, the responses of law enforcement agencies are affected by both internal and external politics.
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia
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Instructor, Legal Studies and Criminology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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Associate Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
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Professeur agrégé, École d'études politique, Directeur, Centre d'études en gouvernance / Associate professor, School of Political Studies, Director, Centre on Governance, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor, Sociology, University of Alberta
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Doctoral Fellow, Sociology, Carleton University
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Doctoral Student in Mass Communications, Penn State
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Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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PhD Student, Department of Philosophy, Dalhousie University
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PhD Candidate in History, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Medicine, physician, scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
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Affiliated Researcher, Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
