Gov’t Eyed Sweeping Powers

Cabinet considered seizing factory production and imposing a cap on corporate profits in early days of the pandemic, according to internal emails. “What are next steps to advance this?” wrote one political aide in discussing extraordinary measures under the Emergencies Act: “Is there another Act where we could make these amendments?”

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