Public Order Emergency Commission – November 23, 2022

Federal ministers David Lametti (justice), Anita Anand (national defence), and Omar Alghabra (transport) appear before the Public Order Emergency Commission 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.

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