Public Order Emergency Commission – November 9, 2022

Public hearings of the Public Order Emergency Commission continue in Ottawa. The commission, led by Paul Rouleau, is studying the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act in February 2022 to declare a public order emergency. The declaration of emergency came in response to protests, at a number of Canada–U.S. border crossings and in downtown Ottawa, opposing the government’s COVID-19 public-health measures. The Emergencies Act requires an inquiry to be held following any declaration of emergency, with the mandate of examining both the circumstances of the declaration and the measures taken under it. Appearing before the commission are Jim Willett, the mayor of Coutts, Alta., Mario Di Tommaso, Ontario’s deputy solicitor general, and Ian Freeman, the assistant deputy minister of integrated policy and planning for Ontario's Ministry of Transportation.

Please note: Portions of these proceedings are not available.

Please note: Video with ASL sign language interpretation is available at https://publicorderemergencycommission.ca/