Prof. Kent Roach at the Declaration of Emergency Committee

On December 8th, 2022. See this statement in context.

December 8th, 2022 / 7:45 p.m.

Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, As an Individual

I agree that it did deprive them of their rights.

I also think it is jarring that CSIS didn't think the threshold in paragraph (c) under the definition in section 2 was met. Nevertheless, its director and subsequently the cabinet recommended the proclamation of an emergency.

I really think that—and again, this may lead to the legal opinion—much of it really depends on subsection 17(1)—

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