Tbh that was the federal government. The woman in the video is the premier of Alberta, which is essentially the equivalent of a governor. She’s made a bunch of statements expressing her disagreement with covid policies.
No, it wasn't the federal gov. The government will tell you it has no power to do so over the banks, and it was the banks themselves that took this action. The government simply provided a list and a suggestion. This is how they intend to get away with it.
I am fairly certain that none of the emergency act powers were ever even used.
But I could be wrong, so please offer a counter opinion.
If you’re talking about the accounts / funds seized during the freedom convoy, that was indeed financial institutions acting at the behest of the federal government, an action That was authorized by the emergencies act.
The act was being debated in the senate and it was looking like it would not pass, so the federal government suspended the act before it could be formally rejected.
I have no doubt that the feds will claim as you have said, that they merely provided a suggestion to the institutions, though the actions themselves would have been an absolute violation, had the institutions just up and decided to do this without the oversight and blessings of the feds.
Furthermore, none has anything to do with the newly elected premier of Alberta - the woman speaking in the video.
To be clear I am talking about banks like TD and RBC, not gofundme or whatever. I am fairly certain that the government recommended the action and provided info in the form of lists of names, but they didn't have legal standing to force the freeze, they could only ask for it. This was my understanding. It was the government trying to absolve itself of responsibility and throw the banks under the bus. Basically downloading responsibility.
They'll never come back to stopping access to bank accounts.
Tbh that was the federal government. The woman in the video is the premier of Alberta, which is essentially the equivalent of a governor. She’s made a bunch of statements expressing her disagreement with covid policies.
No, it wasn't the federal gov. The government will tell you it has no power to do so over the banks, and it was the banks themselves that took this action. The government simply provided a list and a suggestion. This is how they intend to get away with it.
I am fairly certain that none of the emergency act powers were ever even used.
But I could be wrong, so please offer a counter opinion.
Agreed. Makes the apology worth less too IMO. Now if the AHS leader apologized, that would be something...
If you’re talking about the accounts / funds seized during the freedom convoy, that was indeed financial institutions acting at the behest of the federal government, an action That was authorized by the emergencies act.
The act was being debated in the senate and it was looking like it would not pass, so the federal government suspended the act before it could be formally rejected.
I have no doubt that the feds will claim as you have said, that they merely provided a suggestion to the institutions, though the actions themselves would have been an absolute violation, had the institutions just up and decided to do this without the oversight and blessings of the feds.
Furthermore, none has anything to do with the newly elected premier of Alberta - the woman speaking in the video.
To be clear I am talking about banks like TD and RBC, not gofundme or whatever. I am fairly certain that the government recommended the action and provided info in the form of lists of names, but they didn't have legal standing to force the freeze, they could only ask for it. This was my understanding. It was the government trying to absolve itself of responsibility and throw the banks under the bus. Basically downloading responsibility.