Maxime Bernier Leader of the People’s Party of Canada
Big WIN for freedom today! The Federal Court of Appeal just confirmed what I’ve said since Day 1: Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act against peaceful Freedom Convoy truckers was ILLEGAL, UNCONSTITUTIONAL and a tyrannical abuse of power.
Big WIN for freedom today! The Federal Court of Appeal just confirmed what I’ve said since Day 1: Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergencies Act against peaceful Freedom Convoy truckers was ILLEGAL, UNCONSTITUTIONAL and a tyrannical abuse of power. pic.twitter.com/iLvftdtTty
— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) January 16, 2026
The Justice Centre welcomes today’s decision of the Federal Court of Appeal, which affirms the lower court ruling that the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergencies Act against peaceful protesters in Ottawa in February 2022 was illegal.
Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre were on the ground in Ottawa throughout all three weeks of the peaceful Freedom Convoy protest in January and February 2022, observing events as they unfolded and providing legal support to Canadians exercising their Charter freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly.
Justice Centre president John Carpay said, “This decision confirms what Canadians witnessed in real time in 2022. The Emergencies Act was never meant to be used against peaceful citizens exercising fundamental freedoms.”
Read the full release here:
The Justice Centre welcomes today’s decision of the Federal Court of Appeal, which affirms the lower court ruling that the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergencies Act against peaceful protesters in Ottawa in February 2022 was illegal.
Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre… pic.twitter.com/2qEoaq9fjv
— Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (@JCCFCanada) January 16, 2026
