My BIL is Canadian but he doesn't know anything about politics:
So they invoke this "Emergency Powers Act".
From what I have read, they really went after the banks. Military is not involved and it's yet to be seen what the police on the ground and fed police will do. If I am a betting man, I'd bet they will have boots doing as told.
So what are the people on the ground going to do? From what I understand they now can:
Arrest protesters and the convoy truckers, leaders etc
Freeze accounts without being held liable
So what can the protesters and drivers do now? I mean what are their options?
The courts appear to be fully controlled by DS based on how the government moves.
Example-
Driver gets arrested, funds are frozen and goes to court. Spends years and thousands on fees. People try to help via fund raising but the feds label that money frozen because it's supporting terrorists part of blockades and occupations.
I mean how does a "peaceful protest" solve this problem?
It's entirely possible that the military and RCMP refuse to do anything about an entirely peaceful protest in Ottawa. Leaving it necessary to use the emergency powers, which used to be called, the war measures act, to go after the truckers bank accounts, and force the tow truck companies to tow.
Force the tow truck companies to tow? How is this done? The truckers arent gonna leave because their bank accounts get frozen.
They can commandeer the equipment.
Yeah I didnt notice hat part at first. The truckers havent backed down tho. Now a strike is being planned.
Gov tells the business to tow the tuckers or we seize your property and revoke your liscenses (result is cancelled insurance) and they then charge you with obstruction and/or aiding terrorists. NO COURT ORDER or WARRANTS needed under this measure...authorization is implicit once it's invoked. It's a complete suspension of democracy to empower the state with no accountability or oversight.
Yeah that makes sense but again, do they have the manpower to accomplish this? Almost certainky not, everything theyve done is demoralization.
That seems like exactly what it is.