Special Committee on Emergencies Act Asks Attorney General, Public Safety Minister to Testify on Court Ruling

The special committee looking into the invocation of the Emergencies Act is recalling ministers to testify in light of the recent federal court decision deeming it unjustified. The committee composed of MPs and senators passed a motion on Feb. 13 asking Attorney General Arif Virani and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc to testify. The two ministers were not in these roles when the Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14, 2022, to deal with cross-country protests and border blockades. Their predecessors were both dropped from cabinet during the summer shuffle. The committee, established by law to review the invocation, adopted a watered-down version of a motion from Conservative MP Glen Motz, who initially sought to call to committee former Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland....