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Spazito

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5. There is the Emergencies Act but it is very specific as to...

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 10, 2022, 05:21 PM

Feb 2022

what has to be happening:

3 For the purposes of this Act, a national emergency is an urgent and critical situation of a temporary nature that

(a) seriously endangers the lives, health or safety of Canadians and is of such proportions or nature as to exceed the capacity or authority of a province to deal with it, or

(b) seriously threatens the ability of the Government of Canada to preserve the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Canada

and that cannot be effectively dealt with under any other law of Canada.

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/e-4.5/page-1.html

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'It's not safe': Ottawa residents say they've been accosted by 'Freedom Convoy' [View all] Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 OP

The responsibility lies with the Conservative Premier of Ontario.... Spazito Feb 2022 #1

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That's exactly it... Spazito Feb 2022 #4

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There is the Emergencies Act but it is very specific as to... Spazito Feb 2022 #5

That's a touchy subject. OneBlueDotS-Carolina Feb 2022 #6

ISTM that where they are blocking the borders Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 #7