Public inquiry into Trudeau’s Emergencies Act is requesting access to secret information
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‘It is the government that must explain its decision,’ the public inquiry commissioner wrote.
(LifeSiteNews) — The Public Order Emergency Commission requested that the Trudeau government disclose all of the secret information used as justification for invoking the Emergencies Act.
The Commission, which was created in April to investigate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s use of the never-before-used Emergencies Act against the Freedom Convoy protest that took place in Ottawa in February, published a document last Wednesday requesting the disclosure of all material, including what has been kept secret under cabinet confidence, for its investigation into whether the use of the Act was justified.
Judge Paul Rouleau, the leader of the Commission, explained that in order for the inquiry to continue the Trudeau government must first begin with a transparent explanation of the reasons for declaring the Convoy an emergency.
“It is the government that must explain its decision,” the document reads. “In light of this, the commission has asked the government to disclose to the commissioner the information, including the advice and information that may be protected by cabinet confidence or any applicable privilege, that led to the cabinet’s decision to declare an emergency.”
In response, Trudeau told the Toronto Star that his government is “going to continue to work to provide the information necessary to the commission” and that “we’ll make decisions based on the questions and the conditions being asked.”