Doug Ford says he backed Justin Trudeau’s use of the Emergencies Act to end the ‘Freedom Convoy’

Premier Doug Ford says he “stood shoulder-to-shoulder with” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to use the Emergencies Act to end the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protest in Ottawa last winter.

Speaking to reporters at an event with Trudeau in Kanata, Ford said while he’s “not being asked” to testify at the ongoing public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the law, he backed the prime minister.

“These folks were camping out with everything from whirlpools, disrupting downtown, disrupting the lives of the people of Ottawa,” the premier said Monday as Trudeau beamed and nodded in agreement.