Jim Willett, the mayor of Coutts, Alta., is expected to testify Wednesday about the impact the protests have had on the border town he represents. Fort Macleod, Alta., councilor Marco Van Huigenbos, who has been indicted on misdemeanor charges for his role in the Alberta blockade, told the committee Tuesday that he was there to ask government representatives to speak to protesters about the orders of the pandemic. Current trend Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency legislation for the first time in Canadian history on Feb. 14, arguing that his temporary and emergency powers were needed to end blockades in Ottawa and at border crossings. Story continues below ad The Public Order Emergency Committee is reviewing the Liberal government’s decision to invoke the act and is holding hearings in Ottawa until Nov. 25. Ontario Deputy Solicitor General Mario Di Tommaso is expected to testify this afternoon. 1:18 ‘We never wanted to lock up the city’: Freedom Pact leader Tamara Lich tells panel
