Trudeau Enlists Banks to Help Stop Protests in Emergency Move
- Lenders asked to freeze accounts of those aiding demonstrators
- ‘This is not a peaceful protest,’ prime minister declares
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked sweeping emergency powers Monday to quell protests against vaccine mandates and other Covid-19 restrictions, including measures to choke off the flow of money to demonstrators.
Banks and financial institutions will be required to review their relationships with anyone involved in an illegal blockade and report them. They’ll have the authority to stop providing services to those suspected of using their accounts to help the protesters and to freeze accounts without getting a court order.