Civil Liberties Group Comments on Emergencies Act Report – February 17, 2023

Representatives from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) comment following the release of the Public Order Emergency Commission’s final report on the government's use of the Emergencies Act. Appearing at the news conference in Toronto are CCLA members Cara Zwibel (director of fundamental freedoms) and Noa Mendelsohn (executive director), as well as Ewa Krajewska (partner at Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP). The organization launched a legal challenge in February 2022 of the government’s use of the Act. (no interpretation)