Emergencies Act inquiry is federal, not provincial: Doug Ford

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the Emergencies Act inquiry is a federal proceeding into the federal government’s use of the law, not a provincial matter.

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His comments during Question Period in the Ontario Legislative Assembly come as he fights a subpoena at the inquest.

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Ford says the investigation is a police matter, not a political one.

The Public Order Emergency Commission is examining the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to end so-called Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa and Windsor last winter.

The commission summoned Ford and then-Attorney General Sylvia Jones to testify on Monday.

Lawyers for Ford and Jones yesterday filed an application for judicial review seeking to quash the subpoena, citing parliamentary privilege.