The Weekly Roundup-February 14, 2022

For the past week much of the attention across the country has been focused on continuing blockades at border crossings including in Coutts and at protests in various cities participating in so-called Freedom Convoys, including in Edmonton. The Premier has stated that no Canadian politicians should be promoting the blockades and that it’s up to the RCMP to enforce the law in Coutts. Emerging news this morning is that the Prime Minister will invoke the Emergency Measures Act after meeting with Canada's premiers