Commentary Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has subjected the Canadian population to the first and only invocation of the sweeping Emergencies Act without justification for a problem he created, deliberately exacerbated, and did nothing to resolve. Rather than outrage from progressive civil libertarians and most of the commentariat for this massive overreach (with the laudable exception…
Emergencies Act: An Autocratic Suspension of Civil Liberties Is a Dangerous Failure
Trudeau to Use ‘Terrorist Financing Act’ to Target Trucker Protests; Putin—To Invade or Not to Invade Ukraine.
February 17, 2022
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Not so long ago we were hearing from corporate (mainstream) media of swastikas and confederate flags flying high among the trucker protestors assembled in Ottawa. Symbolic depictions by the protesters of vaccine mandates being Nazi-like were distorted by the press to paint the protesters themselves as Third-Reich fascists. And as if that devastating association wasn’t…
Ottawa’s New Financial Powers to Quash Trucker Protests an Unnecessary Overreach, Critics Say
The federal government’s move to use broad new financial powers to quash the trucker protests is being called an extreme and unnecessary overreach by financial crime experts, while it remains unclear how banks will be directed to choke off funding. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Feb. 14 that crowdfunding platforms and the payment services…
Ottawa’s Power to Freeze Protesters’ Bank Accounts Under Emergencies Act Sets Dangerous Precedent: Critics
The federal government’s move to use broad new financial powers to quash the trucker protests is being called an extreme and unnecessary overreach by financial crime experts, while it remains unclear how banks will be directed to choke off funding. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Feb. 14 that crowdfunding platforms and the payment services…
Trudeau Criticized by Tories, Bloc for Resorting to Emergencies Act
Opposition MPs are criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for resorting to the Emergencies Act to deal with ongoing protests in Ottawa without first making any attempt to engage in dialogue with protestors. MPs made the comments during question period on Feb. 15, saying the unprecedented move to use the Act in response to the trucker…
Facts Matter (Feb. 15): Truckers Likened to Terrorists, Never Before Used ‘Emergency Powers Act’ Unleashed Against Them
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just invoked on Monday the Emergencies Act against the truckers convoy. This now gives his government unprecedented power to fight back against the protesters—with many people likening it to a form of martial law. And simultaneously, Canada’s finance minister is now treating any funding that’s being sent to the truckers as a…
Scrapping Carbon Tax the Right Move for Tories: MPs, Pundits
The Conservative Party’s renewed opposition to carbon taxes is being celebrated by some outspoken MPs, while some political observers believe the stance will become increasingly popular as the tax ramps up to $170 per tonne in 2030. During last year’s federal election campaign, then-Tory leader Erin O’ Toole proposed “low-carbon savings accounts” for “greener life”…
Trudeau Mum on When Emergency Measures Will Be Debated
During the first question period after invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time on Feb. 14, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked by the Tories when this extreme measure would be debated in the House of Commons. “Twenty-four hours in and there are more questions than answers—questions about whether this is justified, questions around…
Canadian Democracy Weakened Amid Pandemic: Report
February 15, 2022
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The state of democracy in Canada has tumbled compared to the past, pushing it out of the top-10 most-stable democracies in the world, according to a new report that places the blame in large part on the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on personal freedoms and related public sentiment. On Feb. 10, London-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)…
Canada Regulating Crowdfunding Platforms, Cryptocurrencies Under the Terrorist Financing Act
February 15, 2022
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The Canadian federal government is now regulating crowdfunding platforms and cryptocurrencies under the Terrorist Financing Act, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced on Monday. Freeland announced the measures at a press conference, shortly after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared a state of emergency due to the ongoing protests against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions by truckers…
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