http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220512-182306-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/os7-consistent/ The Dilemma of Mild Emergencies that are Accepted as Consistent with Human Rights Roach, Kent eng 2022-05-12 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Canada Rule of Law State of Emergency Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Amid the pandemic and the war in the Ukraine, Canada had a quiet emergency. On 14 February 2022, the federal government used the Emergencies Act to respond to a three week occupation of the Parliament building and various border blockades. This was a mild and quick emergency, as far as emergencies go. Mild emergencies that arguably respect rights are better than severe emergencies that do not, yet there is cause for concern.