OTTAWA — The Government of Canada had options other than the emergencies act, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) said today in an Ottawa Press Conference.
“The Government will have to meet a very high bar at the public inquiry to show that it legally invoked the Emergencies Act,” said Cara Zwibel, Director of Fundamental Freedoms for the CCLA.
“But it is our view that the Government had options other than the act, and that it has so far failed to demonstrate a legal basis for invoking the Emergencies Act.”
“To be clear, it is our position that the
