Commissioner Says Ford Has Overstated Privilege in Attempt to Avoid Testifying at Emergencies Act Inquiry
The commissioner presiding over the public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act has filed court documents suggesting Ontario Premier Doug Ford has overstated the extent of the privilege he has as a politician in order to avoid testifying.
A federal court will hear both sides in the dispute on Nov. 1.
Justice Paul Rouleau, the commissioner tasked with making recommendations regarding the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act, filed court documents Oct. 31 in response to Ford’s reluctance to be a witness at the inquiry.
Rouleau wrote in the court documents that “there is no blanket privilege to decline to testify.”…