Report of the Public Inquiry into the 2022 Public Order Emergency, Volume 2: Analysis (Part 1

Coutts, Alberta 311 4.1 The lead-up to the protest and the first weekend 311 4.2 Early enforcement and the establishment of the Milk River blockade 313 Table of Contents (cont.) 4.3 The evolving character of the protests 315 4.4 Political engagement with protesters 317 4.5 Efforts to procure tow trucks 318 4.6 Security concerns, renewed enforcement, and the end of the blockades 321 4.7 The impact. [...] The Freedom Convoy campaign moves to GiveSendGo 364 Table of Contents (cont.) 5.1 GoFundMe’s continuing concerns and the suspension of the fundraiser 364 5.2 The creation of the Freedom Corporation and the parallel fundraiser on GiveSendGo 367 5.3 The removal of the GoFundMe campaign and the transition to GiveSendGo 371 5.4 TD places a hold on the funds 373 6. [...] Chapter 17 sets out my ultimate findings on a range of issues, including the nature of the protests, the policing response to the protests, the Federal Government’s use of the Emergencies Act, and my assessment of the effectiveness and appropriateness of the measures that it enacted. [...] The measures taken under the WMA varied dramatically, from the regulation of rents and commodity prices and the creation of a basic labour-relations scheme, to the internment of Canadians of Japanese descent and the warrantless arrest of suspected members and sympathizers of the Front de libération du Québec. [...] The general rule is that the Federal Government must consult the executive branches of each province in which the effects of the emergency occur.12 The obligation to consult does not require Cabinet to obtain the agreement of the provinces, except where an emergency exists only within a single province.