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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Trudeau canada blockades lifted but emergency is not over | Mind Blowing Facts

File Photo: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a press conference during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa, Ontario, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday defended his use of emergency powers to end weeks-long trucker-led protests and argued that lingering threats require the measures to remain in force for now.

Trudeau's decision earlier this month to invoke the Emergencies Act -- for only the second time in Canada's history -- has been criticized as overreach by his political opponents. The Canadian Civil Liberties Union is suing the government, AFP said.

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