Type of Content
Approved Story
1
Format
Region
News Item Format
Standard
Image Caption
Getty Images
Autocurated
0
A federal judged has ruled that Canada's use of emergency powers to end the anti-government Freedom Convoy protests two years ago was "unreasonable" and unjustified.
In a decision on Tuesday, Judge Richard Mosley also said it violated Canada's rights charter.
The federal government said it will appeal the decision.
The Emergencies Act bestows the government with added powers in times of crisis.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked it on 14 February 2022, three weeks into protests that gridlocked the capital.
Dubbed the "Freedom Convoy", the protest against the government's Covid-19 vaccine mandate gained international attention as hundreds of demonstrators settled in for weeks around Ottawa's Parliament Hill, many in trucks.
Shorter protests and blockades also cropped up at various border points across the country.