No Emergencies Act reform yet but more consultations, minister says – National [Video]

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the federal government will begin discussions with partners on potential Emergency Act amendments in response to the Public Order Emergency Commission recommendations.

LeBlanc says the consultations will take place with the provinces, territories, Indigenous groups and other stakeholders on the 22 recommendations related to the Emergencies Act outlined in the commission’s final report.

“Changing the Emergencies Act necessarily has an impact in terms of the relationship between Canada and provinces and territories. We are prepared to look at the definition, as contained in the Emergencies Act that references the CSIS Act,” LeBlanc told reporters Wednesday morning.

The government used the act for the first time to end the convoy protests against COVID-19 public health measures in February 2022.

The protest centered on Parliament Hill and downtown Ottawa before spreading to the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., and the border crossing at Coutts, Alta.

Justice Paul Rouleau issued 56 of …