Judge rebukes Trudeau for ‘not justified’ use of Emergencies Act to break convoy

Canadian court rules government was ‘unreasonable’ when it used sweeping powers to block truckers protesting against Covid rules

A Canadian court has ruled that Justin Trudeau’s government was not justified when it used sweeping powers to break up what the prime minister called “illegal and dangerous” protest blockades across the country two years ago.

A federal court found on Tuesday the government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to the so-called Freedom Convoy protests “was not justified in relation to the relevant factual and legal constraints that were required to be taken into consideration”.