The Epoch Times Article RatingRCMP Commissioner Contradicts Feds' Claim Law Enforcement Advised Using Emergencies Act
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38% Somewhat Conservative
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
61% : Trudeau and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said repeatedly that the act was invoked after conferring with law enforcement over the extraordinary measures.55% : "As a law enforcement agency with primacy for national security did you ask the government or representatives for invocation of the Emergencies Act?"
54% : "It was only after we got advice from law enforcement that we invoked the Emergencies Act," said Trudeau on two occasions in the House of Commons during question period on April 27.
52% : "It was only after we got advice from law enforcement that we invoked the Emergencies Act," Mendicino said in the House on April 26, in the same words Trudeau used a day later.
50% : Among the justifications cited by the Liberal government for invoking the emergency measures, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it had been done on the advice of law enforcement.
50% : Trudeau didn't specify which law enforcement agency provided that advice, but the RCMP is the federal police body that would normally interact with the federal government.
50% : Mendicino has stated at least 11 times that the act was invoked based on advice received from law enforcement, according to Blacklock's Reporter.
49% : The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) also falls under federal law enforcement and was impacted by the border blockades.
49% : Along with the claim of receiving advice from law enforcement that is in part disputed by Lucki's testimony, the issue of government transparency with regards to invoking the act surfaced again during the joint committee on May 10.
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