#202 - The Emergencies Act and the Freedom Convoy

#202 - The Emergencies Act and the Freedom Convoy

Josh Dehaas, Interim Litigation Director at the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF), joins to walk through the Federal Court of Appeal’s Emergencies Act decision, often referred to as the “Freedom Convoy” case.


Topics discussed include what actually happened in Ottawa in early 2022, why existing laws were already available to address blockades, what it practically meant when the Emergencies Act was invoked nationwide, protest bands, the freezing of bank accounts and why public support for extraordinary measures can be durable.


Guest: Josh Dehaas, Interim Litigation Director, Canadian Constitution Foundation

CCF podcast: Not Reserving Judgment


Chapters / timestamps


4:38 – Setting the stage: COVID restrictions, mandates, and public frustration

11:45 – Border blockades

22:50 – What invoking the Emergencies Act meant nationwide

29:28 – Was there a coherent convoy “message”?

31:24 – Did it accelerate the end of restrictions? (Ontario vs. federal)

35:32 – What this says about Canada, public opinion, and civil liberties

40:09 – What the Federal Court / FCA held (speech, search/seizure, emergency threshold)

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