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Canada's Emergencies Act: how will it squeeze funding of the trucker protests?
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked rarely-used special measures to end protests. He said he would invoke the Emergencies Act to deal with the "Freedom Convoy" protests, started on Jan. 28 by Canadian truckers opposing a vaccinate-or-quarantine mandate for cross-border drivers. They have turned into a rallying point for people opposed to a range of Trudeau's policies, including COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and a carbon tax.
A declaration of a public welfare emergency allows the government to regulate the distribution of essential goods, decide what are essential services, and impose fines on violations of the act. It sets out a compensation scheme for those who suffer damages as a result of its application.
KEY MEASURES ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY
Banks and financial institutions will be able to temporarily freeze the accounts of those suspected of supporting the blockades, without obtaining a court order. The insurance on vehicles being used in the protests can also be suspended.
All crowdfunding platforms and payment providers they use must register with Canada's anti-money laundering agency, FINTRAC, and report suspicious activities effective immediately.
The act will broaden the scope of the government's anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules to cover crowdfunding platforms.
The changes are being introduced because crowdfunding platforms are being used to support illegal activities, the government said.
The emergency measures would also allow the government to order towing companies to provide their services to clear blockades.
Trudeau said the measures would be "geographically specific and targeted only to where they are needed." They will also be "time limited."
This is just my opinion and questioning;
Why is the Canadian Government using this Emergency Act when they could use diplomacy? Why is it that Trudeau runs and hides and does not listen to the concerns of the people. His immediate reaction is to stamp out the will of any dissenting voices, because how dare they disagree with me. And placing arduous restrictions on law abiding citizens and their finances under the guise of "terrorism" laws is right out of the Dictators playbook. Yet Canada is not the first of the Western Governments have decided to use powers against the people they are elected to serve instead of working with them.
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