‘Legal Standard Not Met!’

Two separate legal challenges were filed on Thursday against the federal Liberal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act by civil rights organizations accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of setting a dangerous precedent by invoking the act for reasons they say fall far short of the necessary legal thresholds.

“The government emergency declaration is unprecedented and seriously infringes the charter rights of Canadians,” said Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, executive director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) in a Thursday afternoon press conference.

“The government brought in an extreme measure that should be reserved for national emergencies, a legal standard that has not been met.”

Emergency powers, she said, cannot and must not be normalized in Canadian society.

Joining the CCLA in challenging the government was the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF).

“The federal government has invoked the Emergencies Act as a matter of political convenience,” said CCF Litigation Director Christine Van Geyn in a press release announcing the foundation’s legal challenge.

“This is illegal and violates the rule of law, and that’s why we are challenging the government in court.”

The prime minister invoked the Emergencies Act on Monday, insisting it was necessary to bring an end to protests, initially provoked by the federal government imposing vaccine mandates on cross-border truckers, that have snarled downtown Ottawa and interfered with Canada–U.S. border crossings. Freedom Convoy supporters have parked an array of transport trucks, heavy equipment and passenger vehicles in front of Parliament Hill and throughout the Ottawa city centre.

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