An Emergency in Ottawa: The Story of the Convoy Commission

by Paul Wells

Book Overview

On February 14, 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made what might be the most controversial decision of his tenure, invoking the Emergencies Act to end a three-week occupation of downtown Ottawa by truckers protesting mandatory COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Proclaimed in 1988, the Emergencies Act is designed to give federal officials extraordinary powers in the event of threats to Canada's national security that can't be managed under existing laws...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1990823254
• ISBN13: 9781990823251
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Sutherland House Books
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"