the ongoing blockades in Ottawa and elsewhere, and some Canadians have been left scratching their heads about the impact it will have on their lives.Meanwhile, police are already notifying demonstrators in the downtown core that the new order will affect their blockade.
In a pamphlet wedged into truck doorways and slapped under windshield wipers, police warned the blockaders that they “must leave the area now.”“The Federal Emergencies Act allows for the regulation or prohibition of travel to, from or within any specified area,” it warns.
Ottawa police issue new warning amid convoy blockade: ‘leave the area now’ The Emergencies Act can be used in different ways depending on the kind of emergency it’s trying to address.
On Tuesday night, the government laid out the regulations that detail exactly how they intend to use the law to tackle the blockades.So what do these new emergency measures actually do, and how could they impact you?