Alberta Premier Jason Kenney tweeted Saturday the province will file a court challenge of the federal government’s Emergencies Act in the wake of convoy protests in Ottawa. Read more: Kenney to table motion in Alberta Legislature opposing invocation of federal Emergencies Act In the posted video, he said invoking the act is “an unnecessary and disproportionate measure that can violate civil liberties, invades provincial jurisdiction and creates a very dangerous precedent for the future.” Alberta is filing a Court challenge to the unjustified use of the Emergencies Act.
We may also intervene in support of other Court challenges. As Tommy Douglas said about the use of the War Measures Act in 1970, it’s like “using a sledgehammer to crack a peanut.
https://t.co/lx53TNcaJb pic.twitter.com/QD98vKgc32 — Jason Kenney (@jkenney) <a href=«https://twitter.com/jkenney/status/1495172077879369731?ref_src=» https: globalnews.ca>February 19, 2022 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the never-before-enacted Emergencies Act on Feb.
14 because people protesting vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions have tied up traffic and created public disorder for weeks in Canada’s capital. Read more: Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act for 1st time to aid convoy blockade response Kenney pointed to the Coutts border as an example of how police can handle illegal blockades. “As Tommy Douglas said about the use of the War Measures Act in 1970, it’s like ‘using a sledgehammer to crack a peanut,'” Kenney tweeted. “Law and order must prevail regardless of the cause that people stand for.” <a href=«https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1493387691165159427?ref_src=» https: globalnews.ca target="_blank" rel=«noopener»>Trudeau previously said th