Emergencies Act

Opinion: How Tamara “Hold The Line” Lich drove Canadian truckers under the bus

Opinion article by: Greg Staley Written on: 2024-01-23 Apparently, the Freedom Convoy was on the cusp of becoming a riot – at least that’s what Tamara Lich thought. The trucker convoy was promptly driven under the bus in her ironically titled book “Hold The Line.” In fact, Lich’s description of the trucker convoy is moreContinue reading “Opinion: How Tamara “Hold The Line” Lich drove Canadian truckers under the bus”

Staley: What’s next – a public order emergency for climate change? Justice Rouleau recommends removal of CSIS Act reference in Emergencies Act

Justice Rouleau recently put out his decision regarding Trudeau’s use of the emergencies act which was used to suspend civil liberties and clear out the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa – a decision where he declared the use of the emergencies act justified. What is perhaps more alarming, is Justice Rouleau’s recommendation that the threshold for the use of the Emergencies Act essentially be lowered.