Emergencies Act inquiry lawyer calls out an ‘absence of transparency’ as solicitor-client privilege invoked
The legal opinion the government received on triggering emergency powers is protected
Justice Minister David Lametti has defended his government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to deal with anti-public health measure protests last winter — but wouldn’t expand on the legal opinion the government received, citing solicitor-client privilege.
Cameron said the commission’s lawyers have “attempted to find a way to lift the veil that has made such a black box of what has turned out to be a central issue before the hearing.”
“We just regret that it ends up being an absence of transparency on the part of the government in this proceeding.”
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