Commentary
We are all too used to cancel culture restricting what we Americans read, see, and are allowed to say in our entertainment, education, and media—but our bank accounts? Aren’t they supposed to be sacrosanct?
In February 2022, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—in an unprecedented action, at least in modern terms— froze the bank accounts of truckers who formed “Freedom Convoys” protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
These were working-class people who were forced to rely on donations to feed their families.
Could it happen here?
Suppose you own a small meat-packing outfit and suddenly can’t get the usual loan from your lending institution, which thinks you’re causing global warming?…