A reader writes:
I am a long time follower of your blog, and wanted to write in to ask whether you might consider a post soliciting comments (or giving your own thoughts) regarding the invocation of the Emergency Measures Act by the Canadian Trudeau government in response to the Trucker Convoy Protest. I would be particularly interested in hearing readers thoughts regarding the legality of the protests and the degree to which its actions have or have not justified the Act’s invocation, and in particular regarding the seizing of assets of people who attended the protest or were associated with it. I would also be curious to hear a legal perspective on the descriptions of the protest as “occupations" and the like — the trucks did after all block road access in a capital city, etc. Lastly, I would be especially interested in perspectives on the historical legality of road blockades as civil protest measures.
Here's a NYT account from yesterday. The Emergency Measures Act seems to be fraught with the potential for abuse; whether it was abused here, I'm not sure. Comments are open for informed comments about the questions raised, not meltdowns and ranting!
