Trudeau govt to appeal ruling on use of emergency powers to end 2022 protests


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  • Wednesday, 24 Jan 2024

FILE PHOTO: A child in the crowd holds a Canadian flag during the Canada Day ceremony, as Canada celebrates its 155th anniversary since 1867, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 1, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable

OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian government will appeal a court ruling that Ottawa's use of emergency powers in early 2022 to end anti-government protests was unreasonable, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday.

A federal judge earlier on Tuesday said the Liberal government's use of the Emergencies Act to clear the "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations that paralyzed the national capital in 2022 was unreasonable and violated Charter rights.

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