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In reply to the discussion: Roger Stone Comes Back to Twitter, Is Immediately Re-Banned [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)realizing it was wrong.
"Prime Minister Trudeau on Monday invoked Canada's Emergencies Act for the first time in a bid to put an end to the protests, which paralyzed the national capital Ottawa and cost the country hundreds of millions in trade daily. The temporary, sweeping rules give Canadian authorities like police and financial institutions greater power to crack down on protesters by doling out fines and criminal charges and freezing assets.
"Canadian authorities have been particularly tough on freezing accounts and funds linked to the freedom protesters. On Wednesday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ordered all FINTRAC-regulated cryptocurrency exchanges to immediately stop transacting with 34 crypto wallets associated with the protesters. Most Canadian crypto exchanges are regulated by FINTRAC, the national financial intelligence agency. Canadian financial institutions were also caught off guard by the new rules. On Tuesday evening, Canada ordered all banks, insurance and loan providers, investment and credit firms, and fundraising platforms to freeze the accounts of customers who are illegal protesters or have provided funds to the same.
Last month, Musk also wrote on Twitter, "If [the] Canadian government is suppressing peaceful protests, thats where fascism lies."
https://fortune.com/2022/02/17/elon-musk-tweet-hitler-meme-canada-freedom-convoy/
Gotta a good laugh out of the, "I'm not gonna play your game," then you play the "game."