The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) is a Canadian legal advocacy organization specializing in a social conservative approach to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms..The Western Standard spoke with JCCF President John Carpay about the Emergencies Act Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked Monday for a closer look at the act, what powers it grants the government and why he believes the threshold has not been met for such measures..Carpay also discussed the history of the Emergencies Act, previously known as the War Measures Act in 1970 when Trudeau’s father, then Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, invoked the act in response to the FLQ October Crisis..Events surrounding the crisis saw Marxist separatists use violent means to overthrow Quebec’s elected government with the use of bombs, kidnappings and the murder of Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte..Melanie Risdon is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.mrisdon@westernstandardonline.com
