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Freeland says Canada’s economic reputation was at risk, prompting Emergencies Act
Emergencies Act to deter the “Freedom Convoy” blockades across the country, the deputy prime minister and finance minister repeatedly told MPs Tuesday.But Chrystia Freeland — the highest-ranking minister yet to appear before the special committee investigating the government’s unprecedented use of emergency powers — would not share specific data that would have been available at the time the Act was invoked, which would have shown the protests were damaging the national economy.“It was clear to me that with each passing hour, our economic reputation with the United States as a reliable trading partner and as a reliable investment destination was being damaged,” she said. ‘Freedom Convoy’ caught police, institutions off-guard, ex-Ottawa police chief says She pointed to comments made by Michigan Rep.