February 16, 2022
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act, which is essentially martial law, and has never been used before. It is allowed only in emergencies, in critical situations that seriously endanger the lives, health or safety of Canadians. The peaceful protests are not an emergency. Trudeau has revoked protesters’ civil liberties and has authorized men with automatic weapons to haul them to jail. Under martial law, the government may now seize dissidents’ bank accounts. Going forward, Justin Trudeau will regulate all crowd funding and cryptocurrency under the Terrorist Financing Act. The Canadian government now considers donating to a civil rights movement a form of terrorism. A critic noted that the new powers authorize banks to freeze individuals’ accounts based only on suspicion, without a court order, and with legal immunity.
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