Were last year’s "Freedom Convoy" protests a national emergency that required unprecedented powers to address? Or did the Liberal government overreach with their decision to invoke the sweeping authorities of the Emergencies Act to end weeks of demonstrations?

Justice Paul Rouleau, who led the independent public inquiry into the so-called “Freedom Convoy” and the federal government’s emergency powers, is scheduled to release his final report on Friday. The report is expected to be tabled in the House of Commons just after noon eastern standard time.

Canadians can expect some clarity on those questions from the independent inquiry into the federal government’s decision to invoke the never-before-used Emergencies Act last February, as police and politicians struggled to respond to demonstrations in Ottawa and beyond.

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