China News Service, February 24th. According to a comprehensive report, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on the 23rd local time that the state of emergency has been lifted.
Trudeau said the current situation is no longer a state of emergency, and he believes existing laws and regulations are sufficient to keep people safe.
FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yu Ruidong
According to Reuters, Trudeau said at a press conference that day that the state of emergency will be officially lifted in the next few hours, when the Governor-General of Canada will sign the proclamation.
The federal government of Canada declared a state of emergency for public order for the first time on the 14th in accordance with the State of Emergency Act, with a view to ending the large-scale demonstrations, blockades and occupations that have continued in the capital Ottawa and many parts of the country since the end of January.
Controversy and criticism arose after the state of emergency bill was launched.
The Act has not been used since it was passed by Parliament in 1988.
The Canadian House of Representatives voted on the evening of the 21st to approve the federal government to invoke the Emergency Act to declare a public order emergency.