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Canada Invokes Emergencies Act in Response to ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protests

By Kayla Wong, 2L For the first time in history, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for the enactment of Canada’s Emergencies Act to bestow the government added powers in times of national crisis. The recent call for emergency powers comes after protesters blocked a major international bridge for nearly a week. The Canadian Ambassador Bridge ties Windsor […]

The American and Canadian Responses to COVID-19

By: Abigail Plouff, 2L In December, 2019, reports emerged that a highly contagious coronavirus called COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China.  The virus spread worldwide, as the World Health Organization classified it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.  On April 1, 2020, there were approximately 884,075 recorded cases of COVID-19 globally. Canada and the United […]