Emergencies Act inquiry: Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair testifies | LIVE

The Emergencies Act inquiry resumed on Monday, with Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) officials testifying, followed by Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair.

During the hearing, unclassified documents revealed Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) head David Vigneault advised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to invoke the act during the so-called "Freedom Convoy" protests earlier this year. This occurred despite his opinion that protest blockades across the country did not meet the service's strict definition of a threat to Canadian security.

The Public Order Emergency Commission is beginning its final week after hearing from more than 60 witnesses about the decision to declare a federal emergency as demonstrators protesting COVID-19 restrictions blockaded downtown Ottawa and Canada-U.S. border crossings across the country.

David Vigneault, the head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, testified on a panel with two other CSIS officials. Also appearing were Michelle Tessier, the CSIS deputy director of operations, and Marie-Helene Chayer, the executive director of the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre.

The inquiry has previously heard that CSIS determined the protests were not a threat to national security according to the legal definition the agency uses to identify such threats.

00:00:00 - Stream begins; CSIS officials testify
03:33:00 - Break
04:28:22 - Bill Blair begins testimony

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