Liberals admit spending $3.6 million to defend use of Emergencies Act during Freedom Convoy– www.lifesitenews.com
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Liberals have admitted to spending over $3 million to defend their use of the Emergencies Act to end the 2022 Freedom Convoy.
During a September 15 session in the House of Commons, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General Patricia Lattanzio revealed that the Liberal government has spent a total of $3,645,000 on various legal battles related to the Liberals’ use of the Emergencies Act (EA) to end the 2022 Freedom Convoy.
“With regard to legal services and the Department of Justice: what are the total legal costs incurred by the government?” Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Andrew Lawton had questioned.
Legal cases funded by Canadian taxpayers to defend the Emergencies Act included Canadian Frontline Nurses and Kristen Nagle v. Attorney General of Canada, Canadian Civil Liberties Association v. Attorney General of Canada, Canadian Constitution Foundation v. Attorney General of Canada, and Jeremiah Jost, Edward Cornell, Vincent Gircys and Harold Ristau v. Governor in Council, Attorney General of Canada, and Minister of Public Safety.
The total amount was based on information from the Department of Justice systems as of June 6.
In February 2022, thousands of Canadians gathered in snowy downtown Ottawa to demand the return of freedoms lost through COVID mandates, including an end to vaccine requirements.