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Historically, states of emergency have been declared by provinces for internal issues. Save for the 2004 White Juan Blizzard, until 2020 there had never been a situation where multiple provinces made a province wide declaration.
[40] [41] The Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act notes that "lawful advocacy, protest or dissent" do not constitute "threats to the security of Canada". [42] Section 18 of the act states a public order emergency declaration persists for 30 days, subject to being extended through another proclamation, or ended earlier. [39]
Democracies use states of emergency to manage a range of situations from extreme weather events to public order situations. Dictatorial regimes often declare a state of emergency that is prolonged indefinitely for the life of the regime, or for extended periods of time so that derogations can be used to override human rights of their citizens usually protected by the International Covenant on ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the country’s Emergencies Act on Monday in an effort to stop the protests that have brought the nation’s capital to a standstill and blocked ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked the country’s emergency powers act to quell the protests of truckers seeking an end to COVID protocols and vaccine mandates.
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On May 6, the province of Alberta declared a provincial state of emergency. [50] [51] By May 7, 108 active fires were burning in the province. [52] The provincial state of emergency ended on June 3. [53] As of June 7, the province said there had been 591 reported wildfires in the province since March. [54]
Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance. Donald Trump recently announced that he was thinking about declaring a national emergency once he moves into the White House in order to give himself ...