Invoking Emergencies Act Could Do ‘Irreparable Harm’ to Canadian Democracy, Kenney Tells Trudeau

Invoking Emergencies Act Could Do ‘Irreparable Harm’ to Canadian Democracy, Kenney Tells Trudeau
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney gives a COVID-19 update in Edmonton on Sept. 21, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to voice opposition to the government’s use of the Emergencies Act to deal with the protesters in Ottawa, a move he said is “heavy-handed” and could do “irreparable harm” to Canadian democracy.

In the letter, which Kenney posted on Twitter on Feb. 18, he called for an end to the federal government’s “pointless” COVID-19 vaccine mandate and travel restrictions imposed on truck drivers crossing back into Canada from the United States starting Jan. 15.