Unlike his dad, Pierre, Justin Trudeau is out of sync with the rest of us.
Trudeau to invoke the Emergencies Act to clear protesters, border blockades The act and its predecessor has only been used once in peacetime, by Trudeau’s father during the October Crisis in 1970
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has begun consulting the provincial and territorial premiers this morning about invoking the Emergencies Act to give the federal government extraordinary powers to deal with protests that have shut some border crossings with the United States and paralyzed parts of Canada’s capital.
Citing unnamed sources, CBC said Trudeau planned to invoke the Emergencies Act, a rarely used provision that allows the federal government to override the provinces and authorize special temporary measures to ensure security during national emergencies anywhere in the country.
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Then, of course, there is the rest of Canada:
Two-thirds of Canadians ready to drop COVID-19 restrictions Closing schools and airport arrivals testing are the restrictions that should be eliminated first, say respondents
Author of the article:
Jessica Mundie
Publishing date:
Feb 14, 2022 • 6 hours ago • 4 minute read •
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Two-thirds of Canadians believe it’s time to drop COVID-19 restrictions and begin living with the virus, according to a new poll.
 
The survey, conducted by Maru Public Opinion for Postmedia, revealed that 64 per cent of respondents believe that unless hospitals and intensive care units are affected by a sudden surge of COVID-19 patients that compromises the care of other people, governments should lift pandemic restrictions.
Respondents living in Quebec (71 per cent), Alberta (65 per cent) and Ontario (65 per cent) were found to be the most likely to hold this view. Those who are least likely reside in British Columbia (48 per cent), Manitoba and Saskatchewan (41 per cent), and Atlantic Canada (39 per cent).
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