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> The key here is that these people are not engaged in illegal activities or even accused of engaging in illegal activities before their accounts are frozen Wh

> The key here is that these people are not engaged in illegal activities or even accused of engaging in illegal activities before their accounts are frozen What stood out the most about these protests, vs most other large protests in recent Canadian history, is how many warnings the participants received. They were told time and time and time again by every party involved that their conduct was illegal - from the police as well as from municipal, provincial, and federal level. They were even given a court injunction against certain specific actions (horn honking), which was largely ignored after the first 24 hrs. They were engaged in illegal activities for weeks before this action was taken.

lupire 5y ago
That has nothing to do with freezing accounts of donors, or blocking donations.
- SECProto 5y ago
  > That has nothing to do with freezing accounts of donors, or blocking donations. Yes, it does. The donations were specifically to fund an activity that had been deemed illegal. Similar to the other things tracked by FINTRAC. I have seen only one claim of a donor being targeted, and quite frankly, I didn't trust the source, but it is possible. The RCMP issued a statement [1] yesterday clarifying that the only information they had provided to banks was regarding organizers and trucks blocking the street (both groups were made explicitly aware that their behaviour was illegal and would have consequences). [1] https://blockade.rcmp.ca/news-nouvelles/ncr-rcn211130-s-d-en.html https://blockade.rcmp.ca/news-nouvelles/ncr-rcn211130-s-d-en...