On February 14, 2022, Canadians watched the Emergencies Act in action for the first time. Enacted in 1988 against the backdrop of the 1970 use of the War Measures Act, the Emergencies Act had lain dormant for over 30 years. Then, in the winter of 2022, the federal government declared a public order emergency in response to the ‘Freedom Convoy’, a protest movement that culminated in a weeks-long occupation of Ottawa and blockades of border-crossings across the country.
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The Manitoba Law Journal (MLJ) is a peer-reviewed journal founded in 1961. The MLJ's current mission is to provide lively, independent and high caliber commentary on legal events in Manitoba or events of special interest to our community.
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