The financial measures imposed through the Emergencies Act to target the participants in the Freedom Convoy left some businesses scrambling to interpret the broad order, the House Finance Committee heard on March 14. “We have a very highly skilled team of AML [anti-money laundering] professionals and lawyers,” said WealthSimple’s chief legal officer Blair Wiley, yet the…
How the Government’s Response to Freedom Convoy Differed From Its Approach With Other Protests in Canada
News Analysis Just before COVID-19 became the major crisis of the past two years, Canada was in the midst of grappling with railroad blockades by opponents of a pipeline development project in B.C. in early 2020. The weeks-long blockades crippled freight and passenger rail traffic in most of Eastern Canada. Early in 2022, Canada saw another…
Government’s Response to Freedom Convoy Differed From Its Approach With Other Protests in Canada
News Analysis Just before COVID-19 became the major crisis of the past two years, Canada was in the midst of grappling with railroad blockades by opponents of a pipeline development project in B.C. in early 2020. The weeks-long blockades crippled freight and passenger rail traffic in most of Eastern Canada. Early in 2022, Canada saw another…
Tory MP Asks Privacy Commissioner to Investigate Hack of Freedom Convoy Fundraiser
Conservative MP and ethics critic James Bezan is asking the privacy commissioner to investigate the hacking of the GiveSendGo crowdfunding platform and subsequent leak of private information on donors to the Freedom Convoy fundraiser. “The illegal hacking of crowdfunding platforms and email accounts has resulted in tens of thousands of Canadians’ personal information being circulated…
Banks Froze Convoy Protesters’ Accounts Beyond RCMP’s List: Canadian Bankers Association
The Canadian Bankers Association told a parliamentary committee that its members froze Freedom Convoy protesters’ bank accounts during the public order emergency not only to comply with RCMP disclosures but also based on “their own determinations.” “We primarily relied on the names provided by the RCMP, but there were obligations under the order separate from…
RCMP Say Freezing Convoy Protesters’ Accounts Necessary as Opposition MPs Question Why Court Orders Not Used
RCMP officials say the freezing of the Freedom Convoy protesters’ bank accounts without a court order was a necessary and targeted measure during the public order emergency, but opposition MPs are questioning why existing laws weren’t applied. RCMP Assistant Commissioner Michel Arcand told the House Finance Committee (FINA) on March 7 that the freezing of…
Freedom Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich Released on Bail
Tamara Lich, one of the key organizers of the Freedom Convoy that launched a three-week demonstration in Ottawa to oppose federal COVID-19 mandates, has been granted bail by an Ontario court. Lich was previously denied bail on Feb. 22 by Ontario Court Justice Julie Bourgeois, who said her detention was “necessary for the protection and safety of…
Ottawa’s Interim Police Chief Vows ‘Systemic Change’ in Wake of Convoy Protest
Ottawa’s interim police chief Steve Bell promised to “rebuild public trust” in the municipal force following the Freedom Convoy protest that parked in the city for over three weeks to oppose federal COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. “This past month, the people of Ottawa have faced immense disruptions, fear, and uncertainty due to the illegal protests…
GoFundMe Tells Committee 88 Percent of Freedom Convoy Donations From Canada
The federal government’s claim that the Freedom Convoy was mostly foreign-funded was challenged on Thursday as a House committee met to review the fundraising behind the weeks-long cross-country protest. The meeting of the Public Safety Committee was often tense as some MPs berated the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe for initially even accepting to carry the convoy’s…
Convoy Organizer Lich Remains Behind Bars as Defence Says Bail Judge’s Past Ties to Liberals Ground for Reversal
Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich remains behind bars until at least March 7, marking 19 days in custody, as the judge overhearing her bail review on March 2 said the next hearing session would be the following week. Among the arguments raised by Lich’s defence is that the judge who denied her bail was biased…
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