Trudeau Backs Down, Revokes Emergencies Act – Opinion

Looks like Justin Trudeau has just blinkered big in his battle with Freedom Convoy about COVID mandates.

Trudeau now backs down, having revoked his Feb. 14 Emergencies Act request. He had only asked for the House of Commons’ approval to move it on Monday. As we reported earlier, he needed approval from the nation’s Senate and it looked like a lot of the senators had big questions about passing it. I’m thinking it means that he got tipped that he wasn’t going to get it past the Senate, so it was better to revoke it rather than be embarrassed when they shot it down.

As we also noted , he was getting a lot of criticism from around the world, such as from the Romanian member of the European Parliament Cristian Terhes who called him a “tyrant,” and compared him to a Communist dictator.

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Trudeau’s polls had also gone straight into the toilet. Four days ago, a poll found that more Canadians were against the Act than they were for it. The Conservatives gained 10 points from polling due to their opposition and support for protesters.

The Emergencies Act measure included things like freezing people’s bank accounts for the ‘crime’ of donating 20 dollars to the Freedom Convoy, and conscripting tow truck drivers, forcing them to work for the government to clear out the protesters in Ottawa.

BREAKING: Justin Trudeau cancels the Emergencies Act pic.twitter.com/Pzm2cDgwhF

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Trudeau stated that Trudeau no longer believes it is necessary since the Ottawa protests are largely over. On Monday however, the Standing Protests were largely gone and Trudeau was pushing for the House to pass the measure. “We are confident that existing laws and bylaws are now sufficient to keep people safe,” Trudeau said during a press conference.

RedState will update as soon as possible because this is breaking news.