Emergencies Act inquiry studies fundamental rights and freedoms at stake in protests

Emergencies Act inquiry studies fundamental rights and freedoms at stake in protests

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The Public Order Emergency Commission, tasked with determining whether the federal government was justified in its invocation of the Emergencies Act, must now grapple with some central questions. Where should the line be drawn on limits to Canadians' right to freedom of peaceful assembly? And what are governments and courts to do when that freedom conflicts with the rights of others?

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