Emergencies Act inquiry: Trudeau's chief of staff, PMO officials testify | LIVE

The “Freedom Convoy” blockades at the Canada-U.S. border risked causing “irreparable harm” to the trading relationship with the United States, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland warned on Thursday.

Testifying before the Public Order Emergency Commission, the finance minister said her concerns went far beyond the immediate economic harm the protests against COVID-19 public health measures were causing to Canada.

Later, members of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) testified, including Katie Telford, who is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff.

The Public Order Emergency Commission is scrutinizing the events that led to the federal emergency declaration Feb. 14, weeks into protests that gridlocked downtown Ottawa and halted Canada-U.S. trade at several border crossings.

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