Judge Says Feds Shouldn’t Have Used Emergencies Act—What Now?

Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley ruled on Jan. 23 that the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act in 2022 was “unreasonable.” Although in February 2023, the so-called Rouleau Inquiry found that use of the act in response to the Freedom Convoy was justified, the recent decision is the first legal decision on the matter. “This decision is important because it’s a legal determination,” lawyer Alexander Boissonneau-Lehner, who represents some applicants in the case, told The Epoch Times. The inquiry report written by Justice Paul Rouleau, on the other hand, was only “a report to parliament,” he said. “I think the public thought that was the ultimate determination of this issue, but it’s not,” Mr. Boissonneau-Lehner said....