The RCMP and Ontario Provincial Police have taken control of enforcement in Ottawa amid sustained criticism of the local force's handling of the Freedom Convoy 2022 and the protests against mandates, while the city's chief of police has resigned from the role.
This comes one day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invokes the Emergency Act for the first time since 1988 when it replaced the War Measures Act. This move gives RCMP and OPP more power.
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It has been reported that people who donated to support the Freedom Convoy 2022 that is protesting mandates imposed by the Federal Government of Canada have been identified by an illegal hack of the Christian-based GoveSendGo crowdfunding site.
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The Liberal Government has invoked the Emergency Act in response to the Freedom Convoy 22 and the protests against mandates. This is the first time the Emergency Act has been used since it replaced the War Measures Act in 1988.
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