IN THE MATTER OF THE PUBLIC ORDER EMERGENCY COMMISSION

The Commissioner must consider the Ambassador Bridge blockade and the efforts of the police and the City and police in response in order to report on the circumstances the led to the federal public order emergency declaration.3 As described in Part I below, the evidence before the Commission establishes that: (a) the Ambassador Bridge blockade presented an unprecedented challenge to the City and t. [...] In Part III, Windsor submits that the evidence before the Commission with respect to border blockades and the experience in Windsor has established the following facts relevant to the Commissioner’s findings on the use of the Emergencies Act and the appropriateness and effectiveness of the measures taken:4 (a) the border blockades generally, and the threat to the Ambassador Bridge specifically, wa. [...] 10 There is no question that the Protesters’ illegal blockade of the Bridge has caused and will continue to cause irreparable harm to the City, the residents of the City, the automotive industry, the businesses of Windsor and our economy if their unlawful conduct is permitted to continue.44 33. [...] The City, the APMA, and WPS made significant efforts beyond the requirements of Chief Justice Morawetz’ order to inform the public of the terms of the injunction and the legal consequences of the protest.46 The City issued press releases, posted a link to the order on the front-page banner of its website, and posting large-format copies of the order at various locations along Huron Church Road.47. [...] While the Ambassador Bridge blockade was cleared before the invocation of the Emergencies Act, the threat that the blockades would spread or return to the Ambassador Bridge continued.88 The 82 Testimony of Minister Freeland, Transcript vol.