Unless they are driving cash across the border to deliver it, the money will touch a Canadian bank at some point. That's the point where the Canadian government may be able to intercept it. The money may be hidden as a sub-account mixed within another larger account, but if the government wants to take it, that's how they'll do it, by ordering the Canadian bank to account for and freeze thosespecific funds.
I'm curious as to what law will be used to control this money. How will Canada attempt to freeze it? Will they declare that the protestors are terrorist? Will this lead to investigating the finances of other orgs like antifa?
I don't know Canadian law. But I worked in international payments for many years, and most countries have laws similar to our OFAC (office of foreign asset control). If you get put on that list, transactions with your name will be flagged and held. If it's really you, the US government will just take it, force the bank to hand it over. If you need banking services, being on that list (or having a name similar to someone on that list) will bankrupt you. I don't know how Canada's list works. In the US, the president simply declares and publishes the list.
Unless they are driving cash across the border to deliver it, the money will touch a Canadian bank at some point. That's the point where the Canadian government may be able to intercept it. The money may be hidden as a sub-account mixed within another larger account, but if the government wants to take it, that's how they'll do it, by ordering the Canadian bank to account for and freeze thosespecific funds.
I'm curious as to what law will be used to control this money. How will Canada attempt to freeze it? Will they declare that the protestors are terrorist? Will this lead to investigating the finances of other orgs like antifa?
I don't know Canadian law. But I worked in international payments for many years, and most countries have laws similar to our OFAC (office of foreign asset control). If you get put on that list, transactions with your name will be flagged and held. If it's really you, the US government will just take it, force the bank to hand it over. If you need banking services, being on that list (or having a name similar to someone on that list) will bankrupt you. I don't know how Canada's list works. In the US, the president simply declares and publishes the list.
But aren't the funds frozen? Sorry if that is a dumb question
No... Canada has now authority to freeze funds in America.