Theoretically yes, the existing laws and measures in place were enough and that's why you saw the ambassador bridge, couts, and other examples, but threats to society and security are only worth examining in practical terms. Practically, the ops and opp could not form and execute a plan in a timely manner to meet the scale of this challenge. There is zero evidence that this was changing. There is no reason to think that we would not still be waiting on a solution with Ottawa lying in ruin, but that would be ok to fulfill the theory of the emergencies act?
It's like saying "it says here the provision for this kind of thing is to use our space force."
"But sir, all we have is this garbage barge that tows Starbucks cups into the sun."
"It will have to do"
Based on the testimony which shone a light on Slowly's state of kind, the OPS failure to even understand what was happening, the mistrust and jurisdictional failures between them and the OPP, the testimony that tow trucks could not being compelled to help, the lack of any plan to act, based on the total paralysis and unprecedented bumbling, no one could confidently say that this was coming to an end eventually without the use of the EA.
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