Supreme Court justice asked to consider recusing himself from Emergencies Act appeal

National Post: At issue are 2022 comments in which Wagner namely called the Freedom Convoy protest the “start of anarchy” and said participants took Ottawa residents “hostage,” reads a filing to the Supreme Court Wednesday by Canadian Frontline Nurses and member Kristen Nagle.

The group argues it could be “inappropriate” for Wagner to participate in any appeal process involving the government’s use of the act during 2022 Freedom Convoy blockades because of those comments.

“Justice Wagner made comments with respect to the participants in the Freedom Convoy 2022 protests that could lead to an apprehension of bias,” reads the filing…

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