Andrew drove to Ottawa from Crawford Bay, British Columbia to stand with the truckers. https://t.co/8hpC710hZK pic.twitter.com/YmtcnjsKL4
— Lincoln Jay (@lincolnmjay) February 17, 2022
Stock Markets Voting on Canadian Banking System
Ottawa Police to Truckers: Nice Dog Ya Got There
Would be a real shame if anything happened to it.
Attention animal owners at demonstration
If you are unable to care for your animal as a result of enforcement actions, your animal will placed into protective care for 8 days, at your cost. After 8 days, if arrangements are not made, your animal will be considered relinquished. pic.twitter.com/OkbXc8RE3c
— Ottawa By-law (@OttawaBylaw) February 17, 2022
Customer Service
I called RBC this morning on the customer service line. The representative brought up my accounts and investments, and we both agreed that I have no mortgage, no debt and no loans. Just savings and investments.
Then I explained that, as a political blogger who is on record as supporting the trucker protests, I believe my assets are no longer safe at the Royal Bank. She asked why I felt that way.
“The Emergency Act. I have no confidence my assets are secure from the government in your bank, if they can be seized without warrant or notice because of my political speech and beliefs.”
All she could say was that “we have received no directive from the government” (interesting) and that I should speak with my branch manager.
What you can do: do the same.
Hold The Line
Brownstone Institute- Society vs State: Canada Reveals the Core Conflict of Our Age
The truckers, for their part, represent everything that the state despises. They have a social and political power that is independent from it, and hence form one of the alternative sources of power which it hates and fears. This power derives not from some institution which the truckers dominate, but simply from their status amongst what I will refer to as the yeomanry classes – almost the last bastion of self-sufficiency and independence in a modern society such as Canada.
An Insult To Canadians
Someone is not impressed. Rex Murphy writes about Trudeau and the emergency measures act.
Update: Trudeau accuses Jewish MP of standing with people waving swastikas
And Justin stops the My Pillow insurrection.
The News From Athabasca
Travels fast: The Honourable Member from Air India says “he will drop his support for the Emergencies Act if there’s any sign of overreach”.
Hold The Line
From an email I received a few minutes ago:
Hi Kate:
This is happening to my family members.
Hate calls and hate email continue today. Any ideas how to combat this?
This is my advice, and my life’s guiding principle.
“No matter what they say, don’t answer,” Allesandro told Nicolo under his breath, “and don’t move.”
“Why? What for?” Nicolo protested.
“To enrich their folklore.”
One of the women began to wail. Soon it was a chorus. The truck that had left the line quickly returned, and the farmers drive away, crossing themselves.
“In a thousand years,” Alessandro said, “this incident will be remembered. By then, of course, we will have become angels, devils, or a dragon that breathes fire — but we have given this rock a story that will be passed on.”
“What good is that?”
“It isn’t to our advantage, if that’s what you mean. However, it’s pleasurable to cast a line into the future, no matter how tenuously. You never know, the line may be unbroken all the way to the last judgment…. Nicolo, mischief is important….”
Venezuelan Style Banking in Canada
Surprise, surprise there’s now chaos across the entire Canadian banking system.
Globe and Mail- Banks grapple with new Emergencies Act powers to curb the flow of funds to support blockades. More
Some Things To Do
The federal “Conservatives” are busy Tweeting about housing prices and asking the PM in a mean voice when the mandates will end. When Convoy spokesman BJ Dichter told me never to underestimate the Conservatives ability to score on their own net, he wasn’t kidding.
In the meantime, there are some things Canadians and non-Canadians can do if they wish. These suggestions come from the truckers themselves. Trudeau has to bring this to Parliament within 7 days of the declaration and get a majority to pass it. Remember, he has a minority government. The NDP says they are going along with him but perhaps they are also reading the room (I know the chances of that are slim). When you call, make sure you get a person on the line. I know it seems like they are all ignoring everyone, but calls and e-mails are tabulated and even if they don’t admit it, and even if they send you some dogsqueeze hooey form reply, your efforts are noted and go into their tabulations and calculations on public opinion (i.e how they can stay in power).
More legal thoughts here.
Plus: the petulant Blackface Wearing Boy King has lost the New York Times.
Canadians can e-mail and call their Member of Parliament and non-Canadians call call and/or e-mail their local Canadian Embassy or consulate to register their displeasure.
A list of MPs can be found here.
War Measures Act 2.0
Canadian criminal defense and firearms lawyer “Runkle of the Bailey” explains what a big deal invoking the Emergency Act is and gives his opinion on the firearms supposedly found in Coutts.
Andrew Lawton talks to some lawyers about the government targeting donors and bank accounts.
What the order does indicate is that the government is viewing support for the convoy in the same way it views money laundering and terrorist financing. What’s also clear is that the government has given banks carte blanche to report and freeze accounts based on “suspicion” alone, without liability.
It Begins
Druthers News, an independent media outlet based out of Canada, just had their bank account arbitrarily frozen for engaging in activities the Canadian government simply didn’t like.
When will your bank account get frozen by the government for engaging in wrongthink? pic.twitter.com/ufxx6pXfPi
— The Peoples Media (@_ThePeoplesNews) February 16, 2022
This is truly evil stuff.
The Devil in the Details
Here is a link to the order in council filed by Trudeau
Whereas the Governor in Council believes, on reasonable grounds, that a public order emergency exists and necessitates the taking of special temporary measures for dealing with the emergency;
Have a look, put whatever stands out to you in the comments.
WUDRICK: Trudeau uses the nuclear option — without justification
Behold: Fruits of The Great Honkening
Quebec scrapping vaccine passport system.
Suddenly, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is “done” with it.
Meanwhile: Federal “Conservatives” with leadership aspirations blather about housing and are so very, very butch about mandates two years into this thing, and now that the truckers have done the heavy lifting. Stunning and brave!
If any Canadian “Conservatives” MPs or MPPs have denounced dictator Prime Minister Justin Poutine’s invoking of the Emergencies Act let me know-and I mean really denounced. Not a qualified “well, it’s really not nice and most truckers are peaceful BUT some of those nasty truckers are very mean and bad” kind of thing.
Gonna do some freedoming, people.
The honking will continue until the freedom has improved.
#HonkHonk
The Canadian Doxing Corporation
Hindsight
Inky Mark- I remember at 3rd reading of the new emergency act, think 3 mp’s voted against its passing, I being one, this act copied the American emergency act, gives one man dictator powers, police can arrest anyone anytime, without cause, throw them in jail indefinitely, no access to lawyers.
They’ve Lost The Star
Toronto Star Editorial Board: Invoking the Emergencies Act is a shocking admission of failure
Perhaps the hope is that this dramatic move will stiffen the spine of police and finally make them enforce the law. The Trudeau government should certainly should hope so, because it now truly owns this crisis.
In Ottawa, a new day dawns: City Hall is closed. Libraries are closed. The largest mall in the city is closed. Dozens of independent businesses are closed. But fear not: police services board is meeting again this morning
Ivison: There is widespread recognition, even in the Liberal party, that the prime minister is finally reaping what he sowed during the last election campaign.
Toronto Sun: The Liberal government appeared to be hoping for some sort of Jan. 6 style event as happened in the United States last year. All of their rhetoric indicated they were keen to see such an event go down. It never did. The convoy has been peaceful throughout.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away
So this “small fringe minority” has resulted in the Canadian government suspending democracy, free movement and introducing the power to force labor, as well as confiscate Canadian’s bank accounts.
Connect Four Terrorists Are the Worst Kind of Terrorists
“Look at you Justin, look what you did to your country. You brought us all back together, you f&cking idiot. Freedom!”
Freedom Convoy Press Conference
Former Premier Brian Peckford and Freedom Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich have some profound words for all Canadians.