Emergencies Act
Canada [1988]
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- In Canada: The Freedom Convoy and the NDP-Liberal confidence-and-supply agreement
…the situation by invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history. The act granted the federal government broad powers to restore order, allowing for the imposition of fines, the arrest and incarceration of protesters, and the towing of vehicles. By February 21 nearly 200 protesters had been…
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