Arif Virani at the Declaration of Emergency Committee

On March 29th, 2022. See this statement in context.

March 29th, 2022 / 7:20 p.m.

Liberal

Arif Virani Liberal Parkdale—High Park, ON

Once the invocation is made by the Governor in Council, it is ratified by Parliament, for want of a better phrase. We then get to a situation, such as in subsection 62(1), where the exercise of the powers and functions pursuant to that invocation are the subject of review by the parliamentary committee.

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