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As supply concerns grow, Ottawa lays the groundwork for never-used Emergencies Act | CBC News
Emergencies Act
Govt has 7 Days to convene Parliament to debate- table and then voted upon - also needs Senate approval to be passed
Expires 90 days after approval- can be extended/amended by Parliament
Should have been done weeks ago
Opinions are always welcome
As supply concerns grow, Ottawa lays the groundwork for never-used Emergencies Act | CBC News
Sources tell CBC News that Ottawa has sent a letter to provincial and territorial governments as part of the consultation period — a required step before triggering a public welfare emergency. The issue also is expected to be a topic when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls the premiers today.
The Emergencies Act — which came into effect in 1988 — gives the federal government sweeping powers to regulate or prohibit travel, requisition and use property, order qualified people to provide essential services, regulate the distribution of goods, resources and services and establish emergency shelters and hospitals.
Under the act, Ottawa could redirect medical supplies — masks, ventilators and COVID-19 testing devices — to pandemic hot spots in dire need.
Emergencies Act
Declaration of a Public Welfare Emergency
Marginal noteeclaration of a public welfare emergency
6 (1) When the Governor in Council believes, on reasonable grounds, that a public welfare emergency exists and necessitates the taking of special temporary measures for dealing with the emergency, the Governor in Council, after such consultation as is required by section 14, may, by proclamation, so declare.
Marginal note:Contents
(2) A declaration of a public welfare emergency shall specify
(a) concisely the state of affairs constituting the emergency;
(b) the special temporary measures that the Governor in Council anticipates may be necessary for dealing with the emergency; and
(c) if the direct effects of the emergency do not extend to the whole of Canada, the area of Canada to which the direct effects of the emergency extend.