Canada to appeal court ruling that its use of emergency powers in 2022 was unreasonable

The Canadian government will appeal a court ruling that Ottawa's use of emergency powers in early 2022 to end anti-government protests was unreasonable, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday. A federal judge earlier on Tuesday said the Liberal government's use of the Emergencies Act to clear the "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations that paralyzed the capital in 2022 was unreasonable, according to CBC News. "We respect very much Canada's independent judiciary.

The Canadian government will appeal a court ruling that Ottawa's use of emergency powers in early 2022 to end anti-government protests was unreasonable, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday. A federal judge earlier on Tuesday said the Liberal government's use of the Emergencies Act to clear the "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations that paralyzed the capital in 2022 was unreasonable, according to CBC News.

"We respect very much Canada's independent judiciary. However, we do not agree with this decision, and respectfully, we will be appealing it," Freeland told reporters in Montreal.