Thread by @davidfrum

Emergency act reminder:

1) Canada's Parliament can end emergency any time by vote. Trudeau does not have a majority in Parliament, cannot control it.

Failing that ...

2) Emergency automatically ends in 30 days unless affirmatively extended by Parliament.

In meantime ...

3) A standing committee of Parliament reviews every emergency act of government in real time.

And also

4) By law, an inquiry must be held into use of emergency powers - with report to Parliament due no later than 360 days after emergency end.

As well ...

5) Any act of government under emergency law is reviewable by courts under Canadian charter of rights.

Also to consider

6) The present emergency law was enacted by a Conservative government precisely to set limits to the emergency powers used by the elder Trudeau in 1970

You can read the main provisions of Canada's emergency legislation here - canada.ca/en/department-…

One correction: It's a "special" not a "standing" committee of parliament that reviews emergency acts ... one that includes both MPs and Senators. Senators serve to age 75 and are more independent of government.

Also ...

The emergency act gives Parliament the option of over-ruling any *single* action of government, so that even if the government is doing generally a reasonable job -but oversteps in one particular - the mistake can be corrected in real time, under the law.

Canadians often complain of the cheerful indifference of Americans to Canadian affairs.

But cheerful indifference right now sure seems a huge improvement over belligerent ignorance.

Compare and contrast Canada's emergency law to the Florida anti-riot law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis that makes it a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison to deface a historical plaque. apnews.com/article/donald…