Minister Blair’s Appearance Before the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency (DEDC) April 26, 2022

Table of Contents

Overview and Opening Remarks

• 1. Overview Note
• 2. Opening Remarks for the Minister
• 3. Quick Facts

Evolution of the Illegal Protest Situation in Canada

• 4. Emergency Measures Regulations – Law Enforcement
• 5. Border Management
• 6. Emergencies Act (Background) – Illegal Protests 2022

Orders Issued under the  Emergencies Act

• 7. Proclamation Declaring a Public Order Emergency
• 8. Emergency Measures Regulations
• 9. Emergency Economic Measures Order
• 10. Explanation for the Declaration of a Public Order Emergency (Section 58.1)
• 11. Report to the Houses of Parliament: Emergency Act Consultations
• 12. Letter to Premiers

General Information

• 13. Question Period Note: Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Ministers Responsible for Emergency Management Meeting – March 17, 2022
• 14. Follow-up from SECU appearance of February 25, 2022, regarding authorities used by the RCMP
• 15. Follow-up from RCMP FINA appearance of March 7, 2022, regarding Occupation Funding, Frozen Accounts and RCMP Recommendations Moving Forward
• 16. Transcript from SECU February 25, 2022 when Minister Mendicino appeared
• 17. Transcript from FINA on February 24, 2022 when CRA, Finance, and Justice officials appeared
• 18. Transcript from FINA on March 7, 2022 when RCMP appeared
• 19. Transcript from SECU on March 24, 2022 when OPS and OPP appeared
• 20. Transcript from FINA on March 17, 2022 when GoFundMe appeared
• 21. Transcript from SECU on March 3, 2022 when GoFundMe and GiveSendGo appeared
• 22. Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) Mandate
• 23. DEDC Biographies

Date modified:

2022-09-14