UNPRECEDENTED CRACKDOWN

February 17, 2022 SAFAFamily

Trudeau Announces Unprecedented Action, Freezing Bank Accounts of ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protestors

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act on Monday in an effort to crackdown on protesters who have shut down parts of Ottawa and various border crossings with the United States.

Trudeau’s announcement marked the first time the act, which replaced the War Measures Act in 1988, has been employed.

Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s finance minister, said that the new powers will allow banking institutions to cut supporters off from funding the demonstrators under “Canada’s anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules.”