As Twitchy reported earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was to make an announcement Monday afternoon, and it was to invoke the Emergencies Act to give himself tools to use against the trucker protest that’s overtaken Ottawa (even though he said it was just a “small, fringe minority” with “unacceptable views.”
Trudeau said the action was about “keeping Canadian citizens safe” and, ironically, “restoring confidence in our constitution.”
TRUDEAU: "It is now clear that responsible leadership requires us to do this…we will always defend the rights of Canadians to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression…" pic.twitter.com/yzSrOhYQcr
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 14, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland let it know the government was going after the truckers’ funding and said that banks can now freeze the assets of funds they believe are going to the “illegal blockade” and be protected against civil liability to boot.
The Trudeau administration is going to freeze crowdfunding institutions, cryptocurrency transactions, corporate, and personal bank accounts that support the Canadian truckers.
"We are broadening the scope of Canada's anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules…" pic.twitter.com/oUwsXyKUZL
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 14, 2022
New rule in Canada: If you think incorrectly, your bank account will be seized and you'll have no recourse https://t.co/518EU45nZj
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 14, 2022
So peaceful protester = terrorist
— ThinkingIsEncouraged (@sonsamadams) February 14, 2022
Peaceful truckers now considered terrorists?
— Me Chomper (@chmpr) February 14, 2022
Doesn’t sound like a free society to me…
— Red Kryptonite (@fireflytrails) February 14, 2022
Hey Canada…. If you take away people’s ability to protest peacefully in order to express their grievances, what do you leave them with?
This is not how Democracies act.
— Dirty Steve (@YoungGunsDS) February 14, 2022
He needs to be physically removed from office.
— JD Sharp (@imjdsharp) February 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/cat_bolo/status/1493350131537743874
Canadians, if you let them have this power they’ll never give it back.
— Texan-American🇺🇸 (@Shack8588G) February 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/MagnificentIllu/status/1493343256763158533
Trudeau does everything to avoid actually meeting with the people. Who does he serve?
— Amy Noelle (@NoelleTMD) February 14, 2022
Like this idiot would understand leadership
— The Carnivore CPA (@hedgeguy78) February 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/freckle_the/status/1493345483548512257
https://twitter.com/ROU812R/status/1493348744145821696
It’ll be interesting to see what this results in. But I don’t particularly like the precedent of tyranny being set by our northern neighbor. Hopefully Canadians realize this shouldn’t stand.
— Eeyore News Network (@someguymusing) February 14, 2022
What is this? How can they do this? It’s diabolical.
— musicnp (@musicnpny) February 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/nycnash1/status/1493351867203608583
https://twitter.com/MediaMind1984/status/1493345119499702274
If I lived in Canada I’d be getting as much of my money as possible out of the country.
— Roland Deschain (@DsRoland) February 14, 2022
Stealing and freezing bank accounts without a court order is basically suspending due process and the rule of law. Good luck Canada. Dictator Trudeau is here to stay
— Ryan the millennial Dad (checkmark) (@patriotic_giant) February 14, 2022
Nowhere do they say they will actually talk with the truckers. They will just use any means at their disposal to crush the protests rather than addressing legitimate grievances.
— Skoup (@Skoup) February 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/Area_Resident/status/1493345690461765634
Who can honestly take a look at what is going on under Trudeau in Canada and say “these are the good guys”?
Serious Question.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 14, 2022
Trudeau knows there is no violence amongst the truckers. The Ambassador Bridge was cleared easily and peacefully. It's really just peaceful protests now.
The real move today is not policing. It's being able to seize opposition/conservative bank accounts — without a court order.
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) February 14, 2022
Don’t worry, @JustinTrudeau isn’t “calling in the military”. He is just authorizing banks to unilaterally freeze your accounts on the basis of suspicion alone, no court order required, with legal immunity. I hope everyone realizes how much more dangerous this is than the military
— Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) February 14, 2022
Trudeau is backed into a corner with no other options — except to maybe talk to the truckers and end the mandates.
Related:
Report: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘will likely invoke martial law’ at 4:30 Monday (but probably not) https://t.co/29KK5jZIig
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 14, 2022
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