On Monday, The Daily Caller reported the following:

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to deploy the “Emergencies Act” on Monday, which would allow him to take additional steps to quell the Freedom Convoy protests, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC).

The act has never been used before, CBC reported. The act defines a national emergency as “an urgent and critical situation of a temporary nature that (a) seriously endangers the lives, health or safety of Canadians and is of such proportions or nature as to exceed the capacity or authority of a province to deal with it or (b) seriously threatens the ability of the Government of Canada to preserve the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of Canada.”

Under the act, Trudeau is given the authority “to take special temporary measures that may not be appropriate in normal times.”

The Prime Minister is expected to tell lawmakers of his decision some time on Monday.

The article continues:

Jack Lindsay, an associate professor in the applied disaster and emergency studies department at Brandon University in Manitoba, told CBC that the government must first prove the protest is a national emergency.

“[Trudeau is] basically going to be arguing that these truckers are basically creating a threat to the security of Canada,” Lindsay reportedly said, noting the government is not allowed to take control of police forces.

I don’t know much about Canadian politics, but I don’t see this as a positive move for Prime Minister Trudeau. The truckers have won the hearts of Canadians and Americans, and to end the protest without resolving the underlying issues is probably not a wise move.

Stay tuned.