By Geoff Sigalet

Geoffrey Sigalet is an assistant professor of political science at UBC Okanagan. He has previously held postdoctoral fellowships at McGill’s Research Group for Constitutional Studies, the Queen’s Faculty of Law and Stanford Law School’s Constitutional Law Center. He completed his PhD in public law and political theory at Princeton University in 2018.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces the Emergencies Act will be invoked to deal with protests on Feb. 14, 2022 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press.

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With the Emergencies Act invoked, we wait to see how the sledgehammer hits the peanut

It’s possible that reaching for the Emergencies Act is not only legally questionable, but also tactically mistaken, because the internal limits and Charter implications of the law will make it an easier target for lawyers.

Geoff Sigalet - February 17, 2022

Real estate for sale signs are shown in Oakville, Ont., on Wednesday, Nov.18, 2020. Richard Buchan/The Canadian Press.

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Geoff Sigalet: No housing plan is effective without the provinces

Over the coming days, The Hub will publish mandate letters for the incoming cabinet ministers that set out a series of bold policy prescriptions that would cumulatively tilt Canadian politics…

Geoff Sigalet - October 4, 2021