Report of the Public Inquiry into the 2022 Public Order Emergency, Volume 3: Analysis (Part 2) and Recommendations

The structure of the federal government 2.1 The governor in council Section 17(1) of the Emergencies Act gives the governor in council (GIC) the authority to declare the existence of a Public Order Emergency. [...] The clerk acts as the deputy minister to the prime minister, the secretary to the Cabinet, and the head of the federal Public Service. [...] 2.3.2 The office of the National Security and Intelligence Advisor The PCO consists of several secretariats, including the office of the National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister (NSIA). [...] The PSPC is the steward of the Parliamentary Precinct, the Judicial Precinct, the Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge, the Chaudière Crossing, and the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge. [...] Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland noted that the Government’s anxiety about the state of the Canadian economy was further heightened by the fact that the events of the Freedom Convoy occurred just as the Department of Finance was preparing the 2022 budget.