Many have said they lost confidence in the Public Order Emergency Commission (#poec) because of how the feds behaved and how the #poec managed the inquiry.
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In addition to the heavily redacted and late disclosure of documents from the feds there were two other serious issues we identified👇👇:
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(1) The feds refuse to release the legal opinion they claim justified the use of the Emergencies Act (EA); and
(2) The #poec is giving Trudeau and his Cabinet a secret report on Feb 6 and Parliament & the public get the report on Feb 20.
Does this sounds transparent to you?
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I encourage all Canadians to speak out about this!
Tag our leaders & your MP and demand that the legal opinion used to justify invoking the EA be made public AND tell them that you don’t agree that Trudeau should get a secret report before it is made public. Email & call too!
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The feds are suppose to demonstrate to Canadians that invoking the EA was justified but how can Canadians be satisfied when critical information is hidden from the public?
We deserve the truth, and demand transparency and accountability from our elected officials.
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“Lawlessness cannot be combatted with more lawlessness.
The truly dangerous precedent would be to allow this government to assert that it has a basis for invoking the EA while using solicitor-client privilege to shield it from scrutiny...
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If the Liberals succeed in that attempt, it clears a path for future administrations to invoke emergency measures for reasons – secret reasons – of their choosing.”
Commission Counsel broke it down for Lucki like this: was it “do you have everything you need” or “have you tried everything you can.”
THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE HERE BRENDA!!!
Also excuses, excuse, excuses Brenda! That is all I am hearing: “We didn’t know if it was provincial or federal people they wanted to talk to” and “There were so many leaders.”
Ummm again.
Step 1 - Talk to protestors.
Lucki all you had to do was ask. What were you afraid of?
She is being asked about notes from a meeting right before enacting the EA. Brenda can’t remember what in Dorothy’s Oz the discussion was at that time.
This is the Commissioner of the RCMP. This is not good for our country. This is not good at all.
RCMP panel is up featuring Brenda Lucki and Mike Duheme. I am not impressed when the RCMP Commissioner is scared of a cold. What does this say about our national security? Sorry, not sorry. #poec
A majority what people say, is non-verbal. Much of which encompasses facial expressions, reactions to questions and tone.
Cindy Termorhuizen and Joe Comartin with Global Affairs Canada are up now. So far Commission lawyers is asking about tweets from @RepSlotkin re auto industry and supply chains. #poec
Ok so that was embarrassing, under cross by Brendan Miller Ms Termorhuizen stated there was illegal activity in downtown Ottawa. He asked what was the illegal activity in downtown Ottawa. She said, that would be a better question for someone else. Seriously?!
Great cross Hatim Kheir do you think seizing peoples bank accounts would deter investors for investing in Canada? Ummmmmm yeah.
The Public Safety panel is up, Rob Steward & Dominic Rochon. The evidence is already quite interesting. Public Safety ensures coordination across all federal departments and agencies responsible for national security but they don’t collect intelligence, they consume it. #poec
“Our mandate is to keep Canadians safe from a range of risks such as natural disasters, crime and terrorism.
Our mission is to build a safe and resilient Canada.”
On Jan 27 Public Safety said no need for Ottawa residents to stay at home, there will be minimal disruption to government activities, protest organizers have expressed the intent for a peaceful protest and counter protests are harder to predict. Interesting…