Keeping Canadians Safe: Emergency Legislation in Canada

This lecture was part of the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy's COVID-19 Lecture Series: From Crisis to Recovery, delivered via Zoom. Municipal, Provincial and Federal governments each have emergency legislation in place. This legislation enables them to take special temporary measures to ensure the safety and security of their citizens during an emergency, such as the emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Join our panel of experts as they compare the emergency legislation available at these three levels of government, explore how these measures have been used in the past, and discuss how they work within the Canadian legislative framework. PRESENTED BY: Senator W. Brent Cotter, Q.C., The Senate of Canada and Professor, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan Felix Hoehn, Assistant Professor, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan Barbara von Tigerstrom, Professor, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan Moderated by Doug Moen, Executive Director, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy