kyr7x@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agoTrudeau government spent millions on private lawyers for work related to the Emergencies Actwww.thestar.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down17
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkTrudeau government spent millions on private lawyers for work related to the Emergencies Actwww.thestar.comkyr7x@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoIf he didn’t hire lawyers in the process of invoking Emergencies Act, Trudeau would be accused of acting like a lawless dictator anyway. Lawyers aren’t cheap even in routine legal tasks, so in rarely trodden legal territory, of course it’s going to cost a pretty penny.
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoCompletely agree. Him having lawyers to help him make the legal choice is always the better option, even if it costs additional taxpayer dollars.
minus-squareTWeaK@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoFurthermore, even though the government already has lawyers on staff, they don’t have enough to deal with such a monumental task. Also, private lawyers have no reason to sugarcoat their answers, they can give a much more frank assessment.
If he didn’t hire lawyers in the process of invoking Emergencies Act, Trudeau would be accused of acting like a lawless dictator anyway.
Lawyers aren’t cheap even in routine legal tasks, so in rarely trodden legal territory, of course it’s going to cost a pretty penny.
Completely agree. Him having lawyers to help him make the legal choice is always the better option, even if it costs additional taxpayer dollars.
Furthermore, even though the government already has lawyers on staff, they don’t have enough to deal with such a monumental task. Also, private lawyers have no reason to sugarcoat their answers, they can give a much more frank assessment.