Canadian Police Begin Unfreezing Accounts Tied to Freedom Convoy as Trudeau R...
Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has ended the use of the Emergencies Act invoked last week to deal with the Freedom Convoy trucker protest. The Canadian police have also instructed financial institutions to unfreeze accounts previously frozen. “The situation is no longer an emergency, therefore the federal government will be ending the use of the Emergencies Act … We are confident that existing laws and bylaws are sufficient,” said the prime minister. Trudeau Ends Emergencies Act Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that he is....
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Canada’s national police have sent letters to cryptocurrency exchanges asking them to freeze at least 34 crypto addresses allegedly connected to the Freedom Convoy protests under the Emergencies Act recently invoked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Banks have also received letters about “designated persons” tied to the protests as the police vow to take back Ottawa. Canadian Police Order Exchanges to Freeze Crypto Addresses Canada’s federal police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), has reportedly sent letters to financial institutions, including....
The Canadian PM has also begun to unfreeze many of the bank accounts of protestors and donors to the Freedom Convoy who are turning to Bitcoin to protect them from future interference. Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau has announced he will repeal emergency powers used to freeze $8 million from 210 bank accounts connected to Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’ protestors, according to CBC news.On Feb. 24, Trudeau stated in a televised press conference that “we’re ready to confirm that the situation is no longer an emergency” and said that his special powers granted by the Emergencies Act would....
While the Canadian government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau try to quell the demonstrations in Ottawa by sending police to the encampment on Friday, a United States version of the Canadian trucker’s Freedom Convoy called the “People’s Convoy” is underway. According to the American Foundation for Civil Liberties & Freedom, the U.S. convoy has raised more than $100K so far.
As Trudeau Cracks Down on Trucker’s Protest in Ottawa an American Convoy Is Underway
For weeks, the entire world has been watching the Freedom Convoy protests in Canada....
The Canadian government has warned that more financial accounts and cryptocurrency wallets will be frozen as law enforcement attempts to end the Freedom Convoy trucker protest. However, truckers are standing their ground even after the police arrested two protest organizers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, “It’s high time that these illegal and dangerous activities stop.” More Accounts Will Be Frozen as Trudeau Vows to Stop Freedom Convoy Trucker Protest The Canadian government has confirmed that a number of financial accounts and cryptocurrency wallets have been....
The Canadian government has invoked the Emergencies Act to deal with the Freedom Convoy protests, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The scope of Canada’s anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules is also broadened to cover crowdfunding platforms and “all forms of transactions, including digital assets such as cryptocurrencies.” Canadian Government Invokes Emergencies Act Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that “the federal government has invoked the Emergencies Act to supplement provincial and territorial capacity to address the....