Trudeau was challenged with evidence that the blockades were starting to lift so why not let the OPS roll with their plan? His candid answer included some realpolitik - If he had decided not to invoke the EA and the chaos had lingered on, how many of the legal purists would have stood by him with declarations of "he did the right thing!"…
Trudeau was challenged with evidence that the blockades were starting to lift so why not let the OPS roll with their plan? His candid answer included some realpolitik - If he had decided not to invoke the EA and the chaos had lingered on, how many of the legal purists would have stood by him with declarations of "he did the right thing!"? Answer - Precious few, and fewer still Canadians would have cared. He would have been hung out to dry and he knew it. Good call. Let future lawmakers take advantage of this experience to sharpen the wording of the Act for the next event.
Trudeau was challenged with evidence that the blockades were starting to lift so why not let the OPS roll with their plan? His candid answer included some realpolitik - If he had decided not to invoke the EA and the chaos had lingered on, how many of the legal purists would have stood by him with declarations of "he did the right thing!"? Answer - Precious few, and fewer still Canadians would have cared. He would have been hung out to dry and he knew it. Good call. Let future lawmakers take advantage of this experience to sharpen the wording of the Act for the next event.