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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s controversial decision to invoke the Emergencies Act and freeze the bank accounts of Freedom Convoy protesters continues to be an object of criticism in the European Parliament. 

The Public Service Alliance of Canada's strike continues, and has escalated into blocks of government buildings and other infrastructure. In spite of this, no one in the federal government is talking about the Emergencies Act, True North's Andrew Lawton points out.

A number of prominent individuals are questioning Commissioner Paul Rouleau’s ruling that the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergencies Act was justified, including Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich and Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro.

Legacy media outlets amplified disinformation about Freedom Convoy protesters last year, according to Public Order Emergency Commissioner Paul Rouleau’s report assessing the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. 

"Rouleau's report largely exonerates Trudeau's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act. But the prime minister does not escape criticism."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to use the Emergencies Act to freeze the bank accounts of Freedom Convoy protesters garnered a mention as a “shocking” act of censorship in the UK House of Lords last Tuesday.

On Day 27 of the Emergencies Act hearings, Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair was the first cabinet minister to testify and it was revealed he urged the government to “keep the language down” prior to the prime minister calling the Freedom Convoy a fringe minority with unacceptable views. Tune into The Daily Brief with Anthony Furey and Andrew Lawton!

Government officials took the stand on Day 25 of the Emergencies Act hearings and it was revealed Prime Minister Trudeau's national security advisor Jody Thomas held a very negative view of the Convoy and referred to them in one email as people who “do not care about or understand democracy.

In a phone call between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford days before the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act, Trudeau told Ford no additional legal powers were needed for police to clear the Ambassador Bridge blockade. Tune into The Andrew Lawton Show!

As parliament continues to investigate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s use of the Emergencies Act to quash Freedom Convoy protestors in February, internal focus group polling shows that many Canadians remain disappointed with how the government handled things.