MPs set to debate motion on Emergencies Act amid convoy blockades
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Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino tabled the motion in the House of Commons on the specific powers in the Emergencies Act and the invoking of the act itself.
Members of the Parliament will debate a motion on never-before-used emergency powers in response to the so-called “Freedom convoy” blockades in Ottawa and other parts of the country.
On Wednesday evening, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino tabled the motion in the House of Commons on the specific powers in the Emergencies Act and the invoking of the act itself.
The legislation that was invoked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday gives the federal government broad powers to clampdown on the “illegal” blockades by demonstrators and their vehicles that have paralyzed the nation’s capital.
The protest group, parked around Parliament Hill since Jan. 28, is calling for an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates among other restrictions and have vowed to continue the blockades until all their demands are met.
Under the Emergencies Act, public assembly is prohibited, you can’t legally travel to the blockade in Ottawa, and you have to leave if you’re already there.
Those powers are already in effect and will remain so for 30 days unless the government revokes them sooner.
The motion on the Emergencies Act will be debated Thursday and will take precedence over all other business.
The Senate must also pass separate motions on the specific powers in the act.
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