Of the several concerns that have been raised by the media—sometimes by the public, sometimes by the government—about the invocation of the Emergencies Act, one of them is, I think, the spectre of the former War Measures Act and its impact on civil liberties. Are there any protections or provisions in the Emergencies Act that speak to protecting civil liberties and might give Canadians comfort?
On May 7th, 2021. See this statement in context.