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NewsAlert: Government calls inquiry into use of Emergencies Act

OTTAWA — The federal government has officially called an independent public inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act during the blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa earlier this year. More coming.
Laura Osman, The Canadian Press
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People block highway 75 with heavy trucks and farm equipment and access to the Canada/US border crossing at Emerson, Man., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. The federal government has until the end of the day today to call an inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act during the blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa earlier this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

OTTAWA — The federal government has officially called an independent public inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act during the blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa earlier this year.

More coming.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 25, 2022.

Laura Osman, The Canadian Press

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