At the Legal Insurrection website, William A. Jacobson looks at the greater implications of Justin Trudeau's action to require all financial institutions in Canada to freeze the accounts of people identified as protesters in the trucker dispute. See what he wrote.
He (Trudeau) suspended civil liberties in Canada, targeting peaceful protesters and anyone who supports them. Not because those supporters committed a crime, but because they supported the political opposition to Trudeau’s government.When fascism comes to America, it will look like Justin Trudeau’s Canada.Trudeau ordered all financial institutions to freeze the assets of his political opposition without court order and with full immunity from liability, and no financial asset was spared.Attorney General David Lametti seemed to say on CTV Wednesday that anyone who donated to Freedom Convoy could potentially face seeing their accounts frozen by the federal government.
Almost everyone today uses direct deposit for paychecks, retirement benefits, dividends, savings, etc., and buys most things via credit or debit card. Freezing accounts means anyone it happens to must almost immediately resort to crime to feed themselves, buy fuel, etc.
This isn't good; it ignores "innocent until proven guilty" and forces the otherwise innocent into crime. We'd better make sure it can't happen here. It is bad enough happening next door.
