Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. File photoMOSCOW, Feb. 15 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a press conference that he will use the state of emergency law to resolve the situation with protests in the country.
"After discussions with cabinet, after consulting with the premiers of all provinces and territories, after talking with opposition leaders, the federal government will invoke the emergency law to complement the capacity of the provinces and territories to resolve the issue of blockades and occupations,» Trudeau said.
He emphasized that this is a temporary regime. Among the measures that will operate within the framework of the law on emergency, the prime minister indicated the granting of additional powers to the police, including in the issue of imposing fines and arrests, and other actions. Earlier media reported that Trudeau intends to apply the previously never used law on emergency situations, to give the government additional powers to resolve the situation with the protests. In Canada, since the end of January, protests against coronavirus restrictions, initiated by truckers, have continued. The situation is tense to such an extent that Trudeau changed his residence for security reasons, and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency. — for the preparation of armed resistance