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C19 Emergencies Act will be announced

JANFU

JANFU

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Part of the Law requires approval from Parliament

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.
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Emergencies Act
Declaration of a Public Welfare Emergency

Marginal note:Declaration 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.
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JANFU:

I am not sure what invoking the Emergencies Act of 1988 will actually do that can't be done already without it? The act explicitly prevents the state from doing anything forbidden by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, so aside from making some Federal powers more broad and easier to administer, I don't see the point. Why do you think this invocation is in the wind? I can not decide whether it's for pragmatic or for political purpose, or if for both then where the preponderance of motivation lies.

Cheers.
Evilroddy.
 
JANFU said:
Part of the Law requires approval from Parliament

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





Emergencies Act
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The free world is in this together and we're all going to stumble around for a while.

We will learn from it.
 
Still he has not invoked it and premiers have said they do not think it is necessary at this time.

The only real issue of concern where things seem a little out of control is Quebec and the CF have deployed some members there.

It does not appear at this time that any province or territory has a problem of magnitude where such an act would be required at this time, Canadians listened, and despite clear unpreparedness, we do appear to be weathering the storm better than many other nations but that does not mean it’ll be easy, or that we’re out of the woods.

The road forward will be long and arduous, but it does look like our curve is flattening and there are encouraging signs that are barely a glimmer on the horizon, but a glimmer none the less.
 
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