Banks have started to freeze accounts linked to Ottawa protests
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The Canadian government had invoked an Emergencies Act to be able to freeze accounts of citizens and organizations linked to the Ottawa protests.
Takeaway Although more rare, developed countries are not immune to seeing governments employ bank fund freezes and confiscation as measures to break activism and protest.