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Trudeau’s Money Heist: Emergencies Act Allows Seizure of Bank Accounts, Securities, Crypto of Those Suspected of “Links” to Convoy Members w/o Court Order   Just a reaction going off on a tangent from Yves Smith's thinking on this. She's misidentified what's important about the Liberal Party invoking of the EA. There's a sentiment that the protests are mainly American funded, and following the money will bring us to the doorstops of particular American groups of people with vested interests in ending restrictions and discrediting Covid-19 measures. The EA invoking is likely not about stopping the money (although certain individuals will probably be targeted to set examples, and the banks will play along with this as Canada retains far more control over its banks than the US does theirs). It's about discovering where the money's coming from. And getting these names will probably lead to certain discrete talks between Canadian and American officials about maybe ta