Justin Trudeau’s Emergencies Act vs Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s War Measures Act. How do they compare?

Justin Trudeau’s Emergencies Act vs Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s War Measures Act. How do they compare?

In this episode of the Canadian Constitution Foundation’s Freedom Update, Christine compares the dark symmetry between Justin Trudeau and his father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Both Prime Ministers relied on emergency legislation in the face of a crisis, one real (in PET’s case) and one imagined (in Justin’s case). Both did damage to Canadian civil liberties, and both relied on secrecy to stop oversight. How do their legacies compare?

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