Critics blast Justin Trudeau’s power grab after he invokes Emergencies Act

Published February 15, 2022 6:29pm ET



OTTAWA, ONTARIO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing resistance from those who believe he went too far by invoking the federal Emergencies Act to end the largely peaceful protests in his country’s capital that started nearly three weeks ago over COVID-19 restrictions.

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms characterized Trudeau’s actions as “government overreach” and vowed to lodge a legal complaint in a bid to overturn it.

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