The Emergencies Act inquiry final report found that almost all parties involved fell short of upholding the rule of law during the convoy protests.
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The backbone of the so-called freedom convoy’s activities was its access to a steady flow of financing from donors both domestic and foreign. The Emergencies Act put a stop to that.
Racialized and marginalized populations whose protest movements are already subject to ongoing forms of monitoring, infiltration and pre-emptive police action are at risk from the convoy crisis.
Given the structural limitations of Canadian federalism, the use of the Emergencies Act during the coronavirus pandemic could cause conflict between provincial and federal governments.
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Concordia University
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Associate Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor, University of Waterloo
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CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
