Proceedings for the legal challenge against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's prorogation/suspension of Parliament continue in Federal Court in Ottawa, with the federal government's lead lawyer arguing that the power to prorogue lies entirely with the governor general, and not... ...the prime minister. She is arguing that the prime minister simply advises the governor general to prorogue Parliament, and the discretion to execute the request rests with the governor general. She is arguing that the prime minister can't be determined to have unlawfully...

"The position is that the prime minister acted outside the scope of the prerogative power," James Manson says about Justin Trudeau's prorogation/suspension of Parliament, emphasizing that he is not arguing that the PM operated with "malice" or "in bad faith", which would then... ...require the provision of evidence to prove the mindset/intent (mens rea) on the part of Justin Trudeau. He offered this clarification in response to a federal government lawyer inferring that he was impugning the character of the prime minister.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to prorogue (essentially suspend) Parliament is being challenged today at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa. James Manson, a constitutional lawyer representing two of the appellants, begins his opening remarks by quoting the prime... ..minister, who announced his decision to suspend Parliament on January 6: "It has become obvious to me with the internal battles that I cannot be the one to carry the Liberal standard into the next election." Manson is arguing that Trudeau's stated rationale for prorogation...

A "prudent person" might "reasonably have believe" that other "right-wing extremist elements" were plotting "conspiracies to kill police officers" on February 14, 2022, claims the federal government's lawyer in an attempt to justify invocation of the Emergencies Act. He is referring to the arrests of the Coutts Four in Coutts, Alberta, on February 14, 2022, who were then charged with conspiracy to murder by the RCMP. These specific charges were later dropped due to lack of evidence. It seems worthwhile to speculate upon the possibility or...