Canada: PM Trudeau responds to Emergencies Act inquiry report – February 17, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference on Parliament Hill following the release of the Public Order Emergency Commission’s final report on the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland also speaks with reporters. Commissioner Paul Rouleau has concluded that the "very high threshold for invocation was met" and the government's decision to invoke the Act was appropriate. The prime minister also faces questions about alleged Chinese interference in the 2021 Canadian federal election.