What could Trudeau’s use of the Emergencies Act mean for the future of Indigenous direct action? – APTN News
Feb 17, 2022
‘If it gives more powers to police and to security institutions to repress and suppress Indigenous-led movements to defend their land, then that could a be real concern,’ one researcher says
Debate is raging nationally after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the federal Emergencies Act for the first time in its 34-year history earlier this week.
The law gives the feds sweeping powers to crack down on disruptive pandemic protests they say are linked to extremism and crime.
“We’re talking about a group that is organized, agile, knowledgeable and driven by an extremist ideology where might makes right,” Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino told reporters Wednesday afternoon.
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