Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question is about section 3 of the Emergencies Act, which states the following:
For the purposes of this act, a national emergency is an urgent and critical situation...that cannot be effectively dealt with under any other law of Canada.
Does “law of Canada” refer to federal laws, but also provincial laws, as well as orders or regulations adopted under the auspices of provincial or federal law, therefore the entire legal framework? This law applies in the event of a legal vacuum. In other words, emergency measures are being taken because the emergency cannot be dealt with using existing laws in the entire legal framework of Canada. Is that correct?