Displaying an uncommon level of introspection in a ruling, Mosley admitted that at the outset of the hearing, his view was “leaning” towards the belief that the government’s invocation of the Act was reasonable.
He said he considered the events of the convoy to have gone “beyond legitimate protest” and were an “unacceptable breakdown of public order.” He also admitted that had he been at the government’s table at the time of the decision, he may have agreed it was necessary to invoke the Act.
“I acknowledge that in conducting judicial review of that decision, I am revisiting that time with the benefit of hindsight and a more extensive record of the facts and law than that which was before the (government),” he wrote.
But months of time to “carefully deliberate” on the evidence and arguments, as well as arguments by the CCF and CCLA, changed his mind.
Notable quote from the article:
A pretty great awakening, if you ask me.