Premier Ford asked whether the use of the Emergencies Act was justified

CTV's Kevin Gallagher questions Ontario Premier Doug Ford on his response to the feds' use of the Emergencies Act.

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60 comments

  1. I love how Trudeau is standing behind ford with a slight grin. “just do as we discussed and I won’t break your legs”

    1. Perspective thou hast none of. They aren’t bed fellows. Just because they agree on the Emergencies Act doesn’t mean anything other than that.

    1. @coolbuddydude1 for starters, there are no air horns allowed within the city. But there were no permits acquired for the demonstration. Even PRIDE follows the laws for protesting.

    2. @Langley Believer when the government breaks laws they should absolutely be held accountable. As of right now the government has not Infringed on your rights

    1. Those become psychopaths, it is typical for individuals who desperately want to lead and being in charge, absolutism, despotism, nepotism, autocracy etc…

    1. @Sean Higgins where was Ford ? Trying ..like every politician involved..to stay as far removed as possible from the mess.
      He went to the cottage and turned his cell off.
      Let it be Trudeau’s problem.

  2. May I ask Doug Ford why he had tolerance for the massive amounts of tents that were set up in Queens Park awhile back. Seems I remember citizens complained back then with no response at the time.

    1. He said it in the presser with Trudeau…Ontario and Canada were losing s $$billion worth of trade A DAY with the States.
      Try to focus please.

    2. @BCUZICAN the may have blocked trains but our truckers did a booming business during the time…in short the damage done was minimal to our economy.
      Now the border blockades was a different story….

  3. What about your decision to give police unlimited powers to arbitrarily stop citizens on the streets during COVID-19?

  4. Who cares what Ford thinks? It’s federal jurisdiction and his hindsight ‘thoughts’ don’t matter the slightest bit.

  5. Wait, did Dougie just say “Ottawa”? When the F did he learn the whole of Ontario isn’t contained in his precious GTA?

  6. His true colors shining through!!!! When it comes to standing for our freedoms, lives will be disrupted, just ask Ukraine.

  7. Why do they bring up the border being blocked as justification? The border blockade was cleared before the emergency act was envoked.

    1. Indeed, but not after the blockades did considerable economic damage. What was to prevent them from reorganizing and hitting Sarnia or Cornwall next? Endure more damage?

    2. @john15008 So now we use the emergency act in anticipation of protests or activities we don’t like? Not the greatest road to go down don’t you think?

    3. @john15008 did the lockdowns and mandates do any damage to businesses? Childhood development? Low income families? Retired and elderly?

  8. I firmly believe Justin has something on Ford. Probably some skeletons in his closet with regards to his late brother or other family in my opinion. The way Doug flipped on mandates and restrictions and started towing the fed line after speaking with dear leader is suspect at best.

    1. What Ford owes Trudeau is that he ( and Alberta and Saskatchewan) did not want to be the heavies and declare the Provincial Emergencies Act and deal with it as was their jurisdictional duty. Trudeau took all the flack.

    2. Doug Ford is an open book…plain and simple…he needs $billion from Trudeau to keep healthcare afloat in Ontario.
      Govts always need money.
      No secret there.

    3. Sure, because it’s impossible to conceive that he just simply disagrees with you and the other convoy snowflakes on the pandemic.

  9. It’s interesting how aboriginal groups can block railway systems and roadways for weeks and sometimes for close to a year and are immune to the dozens of serious laws they,ve broken and yet we incite the emergency act for mainly bylaw infractions.

  10. He brings up borders yet the borders were cleared peacefully before the Emergency measures Act was enforced. I have zero tolerance for Ford. And I’m a conservative

  11. But Ottawa and Ontario were both under states of emergency at the county and provincial levels. So nothwithstanding conventional laws included, what powers did the EA give authorities that they didn’t already have?

  12. Weird…. They didn’t evoke the emergency act when the “supporters” of the Wet’suwet’en were blockading the railway lines and highways to major hubs prior to covid.

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