Canada’s banks lifting freeze on accounts, government getting sued

Canada’s banks lifting freeze on accounts, government getting sued
By M Dowling If your bank account can be frozen for exercising your human right to peaceful protest, as happens to truckers in Canada, democracy has ended, it’s dictatorship. Time to switch to cash, best in form of gold. Also community banks that refuse to restrict their customers’ accounts. ~ Richard Werner, Economics Professor The Canadian government began lifting a freeze on more than 200 bank accounts linked to recent protests in the country, officials said on Tuesday, The Hill reported.… Read the rest

U.S. convoy already has 1,000 trucks to squeeze D.C. like ‘boa constrictor’

U.S. convoy already has 1,000 trucks to squeeze D.C. like ‘boa constrictor’
‘To our elected officials that believe they rule us: YOU work for US’ By Bob Unruh Published February 21, 2022 at 3:38pm Just one of multiple plans that have been revealed for truckers’ convoys in America to protest COVID mandates and the multiple impacts of Joe Biden’s presidency, such as exploding fuel prices, already is confirming there are 1,000 trucks lined up to take part.… Read the rest

Romania’s most famous football team, Steaua Bucharest, announce a ban on VACCINATED players, because their madcap owner says that athletes ‘lose strength’ – and claims those that are jabbed die in hospitals

Romania’s most famous football team, Steaua Bucharest, announce a ban on VACCINATED players, because their madcap owner says that athletes ‘lose strength’ – and claims those that are jabbed die in hospitals
Mr Gigi Becali believes players vaccinated against coronavirus are ‘powerless’  He claims players at Steaua Bucharest and rival clubs are struggling after taking the vaccine  The Romanian businessman singled out 36-year-old winger Ciprian Deac as an example of vaccine allegedly affecting older players Becali also recently said Steaua Bucharest striker Claudiu Keseru can no longer play at a high level His latest statement has drawn a furious reaction from the country’s government Romania’s vaccination rate of 86.52 doses per 100 population means they have the second lowest in Europe By KISHAN VAGHELA FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 07:01 EST, 23 February 2022 | The owner of Romanian side Steaua Bucharest has sensationally announced the club will ban all players vaccinated against Covid-19 from playing for them.… Read the rest

Ottawa police blast misinformation as video of mounted officers bowling over disabled protester goes global

Ottawa police blast misinformation as video of mounted officers bowling over disabled protester goes global
By Jack Davis, The Western Journal Published February 20, 2022 at 5:33pm Canadian police, facing criticism over their heavy-handed tactics against Freedom Convoy protesters in the capital of Ottawa, are criticizing an incorrect account that was widely spread that a protester was fatally injured by the police response. On Friday, video emerged of protesters being pushed to the ground to the ground by horses utilized in a police crackdown on the Freedom Convoy.… Read the rest

Cryptocurrency company says it’s impossible to follow court-ordered freezing of Canadian trucker donations

Cryptocurrency company says it’s impossible to follow court-ordered freezing of Canadian trucker donations
Justin Trudeau’s attempt to go after the truckers’ Bitcoin donations appears to be running into roadblocks.   Tim Jackson Tue Feb 22, 2022 – 4:44 pm EST OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) — A company that stores cryptocurrencies in digital wallets told a Canadian court that it cannot freeze truckers’ Bitcoin donations because it is a “software provider, not a custodial financial intermediary.” Replying to an injunction from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Nunchuk.io … Read the rest

Trudeau demands gov’t keep emergency powers, even after Freedom Convoy disperses

Trudeau demands gov’t keep emergency powers, even after Freedom Convoy disperses
An extension of the expansive emergency powers passed a vote in Parliament on Monday evening. David McLoone Tue Feb 22, 2022 – 4:49 pm EST OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) ­–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared that the state of emergency enacted in Canada last week “is not over” ahead of Parliament voting Monday to maintain the Emergencies Act, despite the peaceful Freedom Convoy having now dispersed.… Read the rest

Canadian farmer fears ‘we have no freedoms anymore’ after bank accounts were frozen over trucker donation

Canadian farmer fears ‘we have no freedoms anymore’ after bank accounts were frozen over trucker donation
The Saskatchewan farmer is considering a move out of the country after the government’s actions against him.   Anthony Murdoch Tue Feb 22, 2022 – 7:44 pm EST OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – A Canadian farmer from Saskatchewan says his bank accounts were frozen because of a $500 donation he gave to the trucker Freedom Convoy’s GiveSendGo page. The incident now has him thinking about “moving away out of Canada.”… Read the rest

COVID vaccine mandates violate ‘constitutional and bioethical principles,’ scholars argue

COVID vaccine mandates violate ‘constitutional and bioethical principles,’ scholars argue
‘Adoption of new vaccination status policies has provoked a multilayered global and local backlash, resistance and polarization that threaten to escalate if current policies continue,’ the scholars wrote.   Patrick Delaney Tue Feb 22, 2022 – 9:30 pm EST (LifeSiteNews) — Nine highly credentialed academics issued a comprehensive pre-print paper documenting an array of significantly negative outcomes that result from experimental COVID-19 vaccine mandates, passports and discrimination policies based on vaccine status.… Read the rest

Scottish gov’t to lift all COVID restrictions, will keep emergency powers as ‘contingency measures’

Scottish gov’t to lift all COVID restrictions, will keep emergency powers as ‘contingency measures’
Although vowing to ‘return to a normal way of life,’ the government has extended its power to impose punishing restrictions at the stroke of a pen. Scottish First Minister Nicola SturgeonPhoto by Fraser Bremner – Pool/Getty Images David McLoone Wed Feb 23, 2022 – 10:19 am EST EDINBURGH, Scotland (LifeSiteNews) — The Scottish government has said it will begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions by the end of next month, ditching its divisive vaccine passport scheme starting Monday while leaving mask mandates in place for a further three weeks.… Read the rest

Canadian news sites to sue police after journalists pepper-sprayed during Ottawa crackdown

Canadian news sites to sue police after journalists pepper-sprayed during Ottawa crackdown
Journalists from True North and Rebel News were allegedly pepper-sprayed by Ottawa Police, with the latter alleging police also beat one of their female reporters. Andrew Lawton (right)YouTube Screenshot Ashley Sadler Wed Feb 23, 2022 – 10:21 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — Independent conservative Canadian news site True North has announced it plans to sue the Ottawa Police after one of their journalists was allegedly pepper-sprayed by officers while covering the crackdown on Trucker Convoy protestors in the country’s capital city.… Read the rest