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Sep 18, 2026
Canada’s Surveillance State? | Emergencies Act & Censorship
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21:38StefanoHOST
He implemented the Emergencies Act.
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21:40StefanoHOST
Didn't the federal court determine that that was unreasonable? Where does that stand right now?
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21:44John CarpayGUEST
Well, the Justice Center provided lawyers to four Canadians who challenged the legality of this declaration of a national emergency and use of the Emergencies Act.
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21:56John CarpayGUEST
And other groups and organizations were also involved.
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22:07StefanoHOST
A fight is like that sometimes, isn't it?
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22:08John CarpayGUEST
The war, you lose battles in the war, as long as you win the, in the end, you know, you have to suffer the loss of some battles.
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22:15John CarpayGUEST
So we got a great victory two years later, January, 2024, the federal court said that the federal government did not comply with the requirements of the Emergencies Act, which say you can only declare a national emergency if you've got a serious threat to life and safety, serious threat to national security, territorial sovereignty.
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22:38John CarpayGUEST
That cannot be solved by ordinary laws, ordinary law enforcement.