Bank Apologizes over (Canada) Trucker Convoy Account Freeze
(bjdichter.substack.com)
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The finger pointing begins in earnest. Banks doing damage control blame RCMP. They, in turn, along with the Ottawa Police Force are contradicting gov’t accounts “that law enforcement officers requested the act be imposed, granting sweeping powers to the Trudeau government”.
The big 5 banks lost about 50 Billion dollars in stock price alone that week.
Day 1, talked to the bank teller and explained why I was withdrawing a large segment of cash, and she tells me "Oh, I get it, we just got that memo today and you're not wrong to be concerned."
Day 7, this time with a manager, "Oh, they only locked very few accounts, nothing to be worried about." Me: "BUT, you've shown that AS A BANK, you WILL follow government orders, therefore this bank is no longer a trustworthy holder of cash. You KNOW how much my balances are, you know how much you make off that amount each year. Your best bet is to sue trudeau for that amount for this year alone, and that's just my account, not counting the thousands of others who are pulling out their funds too. Your lawyers made the wrong call."
I now only keep enough float in the bank to make sure bills get paid. The rest is secured elsewhere.
Nope. F them. Close those accounts and move on. Let them wallow in their decisions.
Problem is, it's difficult to find a bank in Canada that didn't participate in this in some way......
Would have to find a foreign bank, which causes everything to be more expensive due to fees.
Still took all my money out, but haven't found a good place to put it.
Does Canada have credit unions? Or did they participate in fuckery too?
We do yes. I was looking at the Ukrainian Credit Union, however I believe it is still subject to the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA), so I would assume subject to the same rules and dictates of the government.
And sue the shit outta them.
bankers realized they aboot to see some angry Canadians
The only thing they are sorry about is giving you a taste of what they are capable of. Their little charade woke a lot of people up.
Damn sure did. They have no “low”
Too late. A Canadian judge ruled what the Trudeau government was unlawful. It's time to pay the piper.
I'm the end all he gets for his actions isn't even a slap on the wrist... We need some REAL accountability.
As if Scotia Bank didn’t know where the directive came from. Apology not accepted. I would pull my money out if I were a Canadian.
Just as Castreau bans hand guns... we live in an age of soooo many coincidences
No way would I do business with that bank again.