Canada invokes unprecedented emergency measures — and triggers a political firestorm

Supporters of the truckers against vaccine mandates implemented by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hold up Canadian flags as they gather near Parliament Hill on Feb. 5, 2022, in Ottawa, Canada. | Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has just taken the biggest risk of his political life. He’s gone all in, deciding to invoke the Emergencies Act — the first such use in Canada’s history — to put an end to the paralyzing truckers’ convoy. It’s a big bet for a third-term prime minister already facing criticism for politicizing the pandemic.

“We cannot and will not allow illegal and dangerous activities

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