Just this year, Canada invoked its federal emergencies act against protesters who were revolting against a mobile app that was being used as a vaccine passport.

Just this year, Canada invoked its federal emergencies act against protesters who were revolting against a mobile app that was being used as a vaccine passport. It is still required for some travel, but since it only impacts a minority of the population who don't work in media, it's not part of the popular discourse. The irony is that the public inquiry launched in response is only into the use of the act against protesters, and not into the abuses that led to it.