Six months after the Emergencies Act inquiry’s final report made dozens of recommendations for federal change, the government has presented a six-month progress report on steps taken so far, vowing a more comprehensive response will come in time for the one-year anniversary.
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“The federal government is considering these recommendations carefully, particularly those that will improve collaboration between jurisdictions, support community safety, and help strengthen our capacity to respond to similar events of national significance in the future,” reads the letter.
“Our priority remains to keep Canadians safe and protect our democracy, jobs, supply chains, and our economy,” LeBlanc said in a brief statement.
Commissioner Rouleau—who was tapped to lead what became an expansive probe into Trudeau’s use of extraordinary national powers to bring an end to the “Freedom Convoy” protests and blockades—issued 56 recommendations for the federal government to consider.
Rouleau suggested 22 changes to the “imperfect” 1988 Emergencies Act, but as of this update the government has nothing to say about whether legislative amendments—including scrapping the definition of what amounts to a threat to national security—are coming, beyond saying they are being given “thoughtful consideration.”
Rouleau had also asked that in its comprehensive public response, the federal government identify which recommendations it accepted and which it rejected, and provide a detailed timeline for implementing the changes that will be made as well as a thorough explanation for why other calls for action were being refused.
The minister said his main focus in preparing his full report will be maintaining public trust and confidence in the ability of all orders of government to work together, an objective that was strained during the initial response to the convoy and further tested during the weeks of testimony before the commission as further revelations about internal tensions were exposed.
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A government who has an inquiry on itself is a joke. So many of these politicians should be in jail for declairing a “lightweight version of martial law” to crush a protest and for freezing bank accounts.
