Politics Trudeau defends using emergency powers against trucker protests

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• The protesters rammed vehicles into police cars and used children as shields, the prime minister testified at a public inquiry
• Trudeau had invoked the rarely used powers to dislodge demonstrations that lasted for weeks, bringing Ottawa to a standstill

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified at a public inquiry to defend his use of emergency powers to dislodge trucker-led protesters this year, citing what he called threats of serious violence. His testimony at the Public Order Emergency Commission wrapped up six weeks of hearings on the rarely used powers, which were invoked in February after weeks of protests that brought Ottawa to a standstill and disrupted trade.

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Trudeau told the inquiry that protesters had rammed vehicles into police cruisers and used children as shields.
He said police were concerned they might be hoarding weapons while Canada’s spy agency warned of “the presence of people promoting ideologically motivated violent extremism” that risked triggering lone wolf attacks.