Eight months after anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate protesters gridlocked parts of downtown Ottawa, a public inquiry will begin probing the federal government’s unprecedented use of emergency powers to clear the capital.
The commission’s official launch this morning kicks off what’s anticipated to be a politically tense six weeks as the inquiry hears from federal government representatives about why they felt they had to invoke the never-before-used Emergencies Act, and from those who feel it was a step too far.
The commission — officially titled the Public Order Emergency Commission — will also introduce thousands of documents over the next six weeks.
Lawyer Paul Champ, who is representing a coalition of
