Political calculation comes into everything Trudeau says in parliament. It is likely they think he is done as prime minister any day now. Under this thinking, the decision to declare the emergency act could be more about preserving the radical liberal voting base, under the Trudeau label for now. If Trudeau gets pushed out via non confidence, and a new government is formed to replace the Liberals, it will also have to be a coalition government until the next flash election, about six months down the road. Trudeau would become leader of the opposition under this scenario, and continue to be the Liberal leader in the next election, unless he is replaced within his own party. That decision would largely be based on polling data. If Trudeau cannot retain the prime minister role, he still wants to keep his voting base. He knows the crackdown pleases the radical commies. I doubt the liberals even considered the legality of any of this, nor the liability. They have already bankrupted hundreds of thousands of Canadians, and don't give a fuck. They don't believe in private property rights, except perhaps their own. They believe the nation, and all of it's laws, will be swept away and replaced with the new order. Biden is in the exact same camp. That's why these guys all operate as if tomorrow is irrelevant. As for the bankers, they are not stupid, (well, some anyways.) They walk the fence ln this scenario. Ultimately, this is a monster of their own creation, and they have no sympathy from me.