EMERGENCIES ACT OUTRAGE: Canadians should be concerned

WATCH as columnist Anthony Furey reviews the never-used Emergencies Act invoked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

[nevv]

Outraged? You bet. I didn’t vote for Trudeau and will NEVER trust his judgement or agree that he speaks for me as a Canadian citizen.

[mikes]

We are currently in Canada’s darkest hour.
No exceptions.

[mark_beastpriest]

A sitting PM alone should not have the authority to do this. It should go through channels, and have approval from the Supreme Court. This could cause irreversable damage.

[tobias]

"I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind." -- John G. Diefenbaker (1895-1979) Prime Minister of Canada

[keithallsebrook]

Very scary. To me it was the saddest day in Canadian history. Trudeau is out of control. Unless at 32 members of his party vote against the emergency act this will go thru unless the Senate stops it. This is just one big nightmare for Canada.

[hughkulka]

This is why I never voted for Trudeau and never will, do not get how anyone ever voted for him.

[maxbluto]

I doubt that people were harassed by protestors in Ottawa. Unless the some of them are simply offended by all of the working class people suddenly in their bubble.

[brianlee]

There is no justification for invoking this 'emergency act' to deal with PEACEFUL protesters and furthermore NO government should have the power to do this for 7 days without ANY permission from opposition or senate this is INSANE

[christophercharles]

He spouts a bunch of lies and then smugly invokes the Emergencies Act. He's the laughing stock of political circles around the world.

[chesbollman]

I wish Trudeau would quit lying about what's going on in Ottawa. I just had conversation with a guy today I know that spent 2 weeks there and his stories of what really is going on down there is amazing how people have been treating each other and the citizens of Ottawa. As for businesses suffering he said that some doing better than they have for 2 years. I wish people would call Trudeau on these lies. There is no justification for the emergency act. A sad day in our country.

[lillianfoulkes]

It is absolutely horrible that the PM has gone this way. Why is the PM getting away with this?

[ThaJoshynator]

The 1000+ police that have been there can confirm it is a peaceful protest

[errolfarr]

Canadians should not be concerned, we should be OUTRAGED!!!!

[blizzard-watching]

Calgary Sun Poll - Valentines Day 2022 -- "Was it necessary to Invoke the Emergencies Act to Deal With the Ongoing Convoy Protests?"
*YES 14.29 % NO 85.71%*
Love, Prayers and Support for our Truckers, their Team and their Supporters -- from Calgary!

[rejeanbarrette]

Trudeau said that' this is not a peaceful protest ' Really? In which country is Trudeau's mind living?

[tazragames]

Emergency Act is an assault on all Canadians. This assault is also on all military personal.

[lisaboyd]

Nice that you mentioned the Winnipeg incident would have been better if you would have stated who was actually driving that vehicle. We've all seen the reports he was antifa

[reneeeheler]

If Trudeau can go after peaceful protestors bank accounts, then who is next! What other measures is he planning! The Truckers do speak for this Canadians, I want my freedom!Canadians need to be protected from a tyrannical government that’s out to take their freedom and their bank accounts!! Very concerned for Canada!

[adelewilson]

This is outrageous. JT is playing tin pot dictator here.

[littlebird]

I was once a liberal voter—I’ll never forgive myself for my ignorance.