On February 7, 2022, in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, The Honorable Mr. Justice McLean stated the following in part 7 of the interlocutory injunction pertaining to the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa: “THIS COURT ORDERS that, provided the terms of this Order are complied with, the Defendants and other persons remain at liberty to engage in a peaceful, lawful and safe protest.”

This injunction was sought over displeasure by some with the horn-use that was occurring during the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa at the time and was complied with by those in attendance at the Convoy.
Some will remember that liaisons with the Convoy had stated, prior to the granting of the injunction, they would limit the honking to one hour per day as a sign of good faith while awaiting the opportunity to speak with government officials.

Regardless of Justice McLean’s Order permitting people to continue to peacefully protest, on February 14, 2022, the federal government declared a Public Order Emergency and invoked the Emergencies Act which was a heavy-handed approach to silence and shut down the dissenting and displeased citizens in regards to his government’s harmful policies.

Nine days later while the matter was being discussed before the Senate, Prime Minister Trudeau revoked the Emergencies Act and claimed there was no longer a need for it. During these nine days, more rights were removed from Canadians and some were needlessly injured by police horses

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