Τζ. Trinto: Mobilizations against health measures no longer have anything ‘peaceful’

Protests against health measures in Canada, which have been going on for three weeks, are no longer “peaceful”, said the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trinto today, during a speech before the parliament, focusing on its implementation. law on emergency measures.

“Illegal blockades and squatting are not peaceful demonstrations,” he said, adding that it was time to “restore confidence in the institutions.”

On Monday, in the face of this national crisis, the Canadian Prime Minister invoked the law of emergency measures, for the second time in the history of Canada in peacetime.

This tool, which allows for the use of “emergency measures”, was last used in the 1970 crisis in Quebec, when Pierre Eliot Trinto, the father of the current prime minister, ruled Canada.

“The goal of all measures, including the financial measures provided for in the Emergency Measures Act, is to address this threat and bring the situation under full control,” added Justin Trinto.

“Blockades and squatting pose a threat to our economy and our relations with our trading partners,” he said.

Responding to the opposition denouncing the law, the head of the Canadian government said: “We do not use the law in emergency situations to call the army. We do not restrict the freedom of expression of citizens. We do not restrict the freedom of peaceful “, he stressed.

SOURCE: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ

Source: Capital

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