Ontario files court documents to stop Doug Ford testimony at Emergencies Act inquiry
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The filings, shared by the Premier's Office with Global News, suggest that Ford, as well as former solicitor general Sylvia Jones, hope to have their appeal heard by Nov. 1.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is attempting to use parliamentary privilege as a shield to prevent him from testifying in the Emergencies Act inquiry, according to new documents filed with a federal court on Tuesday.
The filings, shared by the Premier’s Office with Global News, suggest that Ford, as well as former solicitor general Sylvia Jones, hope to have their appeal heard by Nov. 1.
If a judge sides with the Ford government, the Premier may be able to duck the hot seat and avoid testifying at the Emergencies Act Inquiry.
Neither Ford nor Jones appeared in the legislature during Question Period on Tuesday.
The inquiry is investigating whether the use of the sweeping legislation to end the occupation of downtown Ottawa by the so-called “Freedom Convoy” was justified.
The commission officially issued a summons on Monday, after multiple attempts to convince Ford to participate voluntarily were rejected by the provincial government.
Lawyers for the province argue the summons issued to Ford and Jones breaches parliamentary privilege “by attempting to compel testimony from sitting members of the Ontario Legislative Assembly while the Legislature is in session.”
It says the summons “must be quashed.”
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