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EPISODE · Jan 30, 2026 · 4 MIN

Peter Shurman: Ottawa Acted Illegally on the Trucker Convoy

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In today’s Three Minutes, Stephen LeDrew is joined by Peter Shurman, former Ontario MPP and radio host, to discuss the legal and political fallout from the Federal Court of Appeal ruling on the Trudeau Government’s use of the Emergencies Act.With the courts now confirming the Act should not have been invoked, the conversation turns to a question largely ignored in mainstream media - what happens to the Canadians whose bank accounts were frozen, trucks seized, jobs lost, or freedoms curtailed?Shurman argues that the issue is no longer about whether one agreed with the protests, but whether a government that acted unlawfully has a responsibility to compensate citizens who suffered real and lasting harm. He also addresses the balance between protest rights, public inconvenience, and the dangerous precedent set when extraordinary state powers are misused. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s Three Minutes, Stephen LeDrew is joined by Peter Shurman, former Ontario MPP and radio host, to discuss the legal and political fallout from the Federal Court of Appeal ruling on the Trudeau Government’s use of the Emergencies Act.With the courts now confirming the Act should not have been invoked, the conversation turns to a question largely ignored in mainstream media - what happens to the Canadians whose bank accounts were frozen, trucks seized, jobs lost, or freedoms curtailed?Shurman argues that the issue is no longer about whether one agreed with the protests, but whether a government that acted unlawfully has a responsibility to compensate citizens who suffered real and lasting harm. He also addresses the balance between protest rights, public inconvenience, and the dangerous precedent set when extraordinary state powers are misused. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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