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freediddyyesterday at 2:57 PM1 replyview on HN

No. The Emergencies act/War Measures act allows the government to override whatever rights they want. And it's been used twice in history to do exactly that.

What it's supposed to be for is in direct contrast to what it was used for, which is to suspect rights. And that's exactly what was determined later on by the courts that they did infringe on the rights of Canadians.


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dleslieyesterday at 3:12 PM

It really doesn't allow _any_ rights to be overridden. It's rather clear in its scope,[0] and while it's true that our justice system has taken the Government to task when it has exceeded the scope[1] it's not as though this is a regular occurrence or that those harmed by the excess are without legal recourse.

0: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/e-4.5/page-1.html

1: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/trans/bm-mb/other-autre/emerge...

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