The Government of the province of Ontario in Canada on Thursday successfully sought a court order to freeze over $8 million U.S. dollars in funds made to the Freedom Convoy on GiveSendGo. The Epoch Times has the story.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered that all donations made through the “Freedom Convoy 2022” and “Adopt a trucker” campaigns on the Christian fundraising platform be frozen until further notice, according to a statement from Premier Doug Ford’s office.
The statement said Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey brought the application for the restraint order, in which 490.8 of the Criminal Code was cited as grounds to freeze the funds. The section reads, in part: “The Attorney General may make an application … for a restraint order … in respect of any offence-related property.”
Ivana Yelich, spokesperson for the Premier, said the order “binds any and all parties with possession or control over these donations”.
In a statement on Twitter, GiveSendGo wrote in an apparent response to the court order, “Know this! Canada has absolutely ZERO jurisdiction over how we manage our funds here at GiveSendGo.”
It adds, “All funds for EVERY campaign on GiveSendGo flow directly to the recipients of those campaigns, not least of which is The Freedom Convoy campaign.”
The GiveSendGo fundraising page was set up after GoFundMe said last week it would not give the donated money to the truckers.
The legal standing of the order in respect of GiveSendGo is not yet clear.
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Here in NZ our freedom convoy has occupied Parliament Grounds for days now. The weather is pouring down but people still remain. NO politician, left, right, conservative or liberal has the balls or respect to even acknowledge the protest against mandates, except to threaten and insult them in the mainstream media.
They have resorted to turning on water sprinklers and playing loud music to end the protest, the latter a recognised form of psychological torture. This is what our country has become as they madly stick to their narrative whilst all around the world the narrative is falling apart. But such is the arrogance of the liberal elite in our country, currently manifested by Jacinda Ardern. Laughably, like Trudeau, Ardern recently disappeared for a few days when the heat went on, claiming she was a close Covid contact!! And like Trudeau, she’s vaccinated, boosted, and wears masks. Hmmm, what does that tell you about all the ‘science’.
Isn’t this legalised theft by a fascist regime?
https://www.theblaze.com/news/givesendgo-fires-back-powerful-message-after-canadian-government-moves-to-freeze-donations-to-freedom-convoy
“The legal standing of the order in respect of GiveSendGo is not yet clear.”
I would’ve thought it was very clear. You cannot make local (petulant) by-laws that then apply worldwide – much as the WEF would like that.
(This isn’t fair. I quit.)
Thanks for keeping stories about this protest on Page 1. These truckers need all the help they can get since the mainstream media will no doubt continue to vilify them and their cause.
I can’t see any comments in the past hour which is strange. Anyway …
In a BBC R4 programme this evening, it was said that the drivers were protesting against COVID restrictions. No mention of anything else.
So the BBC is showing signs of reporting the news properly. First time since March 2020?
https://www.rebelnews.com/givesendgo_says_it_will_ignore_ontario_court_order_to_freeze_freedom_convoy_funds
GiveSendGo, the crowdfunding website raising funds for the “Freedom Convoy” protest in Ottawa, says that it will be ignoring the order by the Ontario Superior Court to freeze the crowdfund.
In defiance of the order, the U.S. based organization said that the court has no jurisdiction over its decisions and plans to disburse the funds to the protesters for whom the crowdfund was created.
“Know this! Canada has absolutely ZERO jurisdiction over how we manage our funds here at GiveSendGo,” the organization stated on Twitter. “All funds for EVERY campaign on GiveSendGo flow directly to the recipients of those campaigns, not least of which is The Freedom Convoy campaign.”
Ford has declared state of emergency and announced 100,000. fines.https://twitter.com/TheRealKeean/status/1492173482179772419
We are nervous because we don’t have a coherent vision for the future or even a pathway out of this nightmare. But this is the wrong attitude. We should be very glad about what is happening.It exceeds our wildest hopes of a few months ago. We thought that Canadians were submissive idiots who did whatever they were told and yet they have shown themselves to be the opposite of that.This is the most significant resistance in my lifetime and that includes the fall of the Soviet Union.
another outrageous action from a state thats lost grip with reality, it makes me chuckle when the Canadian media calls the truckers de facto “terrorists” if they are terrorists then what do you call actual terrorists then. Also, would not supprise me if the state of the jurisdiction givesendgo operates in tries to freeze the money.
It’s US jurisdiction and the Biden regime would love to do so if they could find a pretext.
Besides being an utter scandal in itself, this is a perfect example of why people should never accept a centralised digital currency. It will give governments complete control over you, your affairs and your business.
BSV (which is the real Bitcoin, not BTC) is not centralised. Research Blockchain. I recommend https://coingeek.com/bitcoin101/.
BTC was the real Bitcoin, but it was effectively put under centralised control in August 2017, when the chain of signatures was segregated from its Blockchain.
One year later, the original protocol was reinstated – in the form of BSV.
Problem is, almost nobody knows any of this (which could be an advantage if you look at it in the right way).
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/military-investigates-officer-who-is-calling-on-soldiers-to-fight-governments-pandemic-tyranny/ar-AATJJvM
Maj. Stephen Chledowski, an artillery officer, appears in a nine-minute video in which he accuses federal and provincial politicians of being traitors and suppressing the rights of Canadians. “I am calling on my military and police comrades to now stand up and protect your loved ones against this government-forced medical tyranny,” he said in the video downloaded on various social media outlets.
Department of National Defence spokesman Dan Le Bouthillier said Friday the Canadian Forces is investigating and will take action.
Chledowski, who appears in uniform during the video, says he has been in the military for more than 20 years and has served in Afghanistan. He stated he is unvaccinated and added that he has held several army command positions. Chledowski is an artillery officer based in Oromocto, NB.
Chledowski claims “liar” politicians and governments have tricked Canadians with regulations and health measures designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “For two years our elected government officials have been using the tactics of fear, intimidation, coercion and financial and physical violence against us to gain compliance for certain repeated medical procedures,” he said
The Canadian Forces has been trying to deal with a small number of military personnel who are supporting… Read more »
I wonder why this video is still up on youtube? And getting publicity in the Canadian MSM. Could it be a plan by the other side to provoke violence?
Pfizer Quietly Adds Language Warning That ‘Unfavorable Pre-Clinical, Clinical Or Safety Data’ May Impact Business
https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/pfizer-quietly-adds-language-warning-unfavorable-pre-clinical-clinical-or-safety-data-may
So I guess Pfizer is now anti-vax!
Doug “Dastardly” Downey; no Dick Turpin, more Bernie Madoff.
Canada, the home of thieves and tyrants.
Listen to something beautiful or consider the impossible beauty of Paris before the war. It can come back. Dostoyevsky said that beauty would save the world. As human beings we know it is easily withered. Forget the digital realm and the horrors therein.
Damned right.
Did you get my “private message”, @Jabby?
Some of the boulevards in Paris were made specially wide so that the rulers could move artillery along them to crush a revolution. The outer ring road (boulevard périphérique) was built with similar considerations in mind.
But they couldn’t crush Paris.
In 1940 the bourgeoisie in Paris feared revolution far more than they they feared the German army. That’s why they didn’t defend the city. They were too scared of another 1871. They decided they’d rather let German troops march along the Champs Elysées carrying the swastika than face another Paris Commune.
Paris has risen only once during my lifetime, but that doesn’t mean it won’t rise again. It could even happen soon.
That was in May 1968, when insurgents built some of their barricades at the same places as in 1848.
That same month, De Gaulle put tanks on the périphérique. A full-scale military repression was close. The Général would have anticipated General Pinochet by five whole years. But in the end, he didn’t dare.
C’mon Macron, if you think you’re hard enough!
PS You know what people in the convoys in France are going to do with some… Read more »
Off topic I know but:
Health chiefs are tracking variant that’s Omicron and Delta merger
https://mol.im/a/10502843
Have ordered more underpants (only joking). But can’t help thinking that this show will run and run!
Bbc breaking news about the truckers now
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60352980
“There will be consequences, and they will be severe.”
…can anyone tell me when, exactly, every single one of these “elected officials” began speaking like cartoon villains?
Their true authoritarian natures are being revealed. All over the world. But what do I know, I’m just a crazy tinfoil hat conspiracy theorist, apparently. Even though everything I’ve always told my friends would happen, has happened and is happening. They refuse to acknowledge it, thinking that the answer is “vOtE lAbOuR”
When that’s what they became?
The main road out of Detroit is blocked. Of course they will act. If this battle is lost then we will move into a far bloodier stage whereby people won’t have enough money to live on. Any fool can see this given the projected rise in inflation. Like Primo Levi said, if not now then when?
Cost of electricity in Finland has just risen by 10% for no real reason. To pay for all the face masks from China, I expect.
Cost of petrol in Finland gone up 45% in the past year and half.
This type of inflation is effectively making the value of everyone’s savings less and less.
TPTB aren’t likely to back down now. It’s going to get ugly and difficult. There will be suffering and sacrifice. Lines have been drawn. More lines will be drawn. We must choose a side.
”Give me liberty or give me death! cried Patrick Henry to a Virginia assembly, in the spring of 1775.
It’s over anyway… like Rogan, they blinked….
Multiple journalists confirm truckers have opened one lane of traffic at the Ambassador Bridge entering Canada.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ford-considers-flying-car-parts-canada-factory-amid-canadian-trucker-blockade
No they have not, it is completely blocked. I am watching it live right now and nothing is moving in or out.
So the controlled Courts and the State act togethwr against the people ….we know where we stand.
They have confiscated people’s earned money ( effectively stolen it!) because they don’t like what they are doing with it – wait until they force their digital currency on us if we let them get away with it!
No-ones’ money is safe from the on-going Fascist Global Billionaire Moneygrab from the people !
Is all this additional fiddling designed to provoke things so then they can send in the riot Police or whatever they have in Canada?.
All these moves stink to high heaven of the Government there trying to get a reaction.
Truckers and supporters please do not bite as it winds them up even more .
Also well done for the response from the Website
You have to bear in mind that these guys have nowhere to go Many of them have taken the shots and they stand up nonetheless. This is battleground earth and they know it. It is a very dangerous situation when you force a number of people into believing that they have nothing left to lose.
I agree.
Little boy Justin was probably screaming “HOLY CRAP” as he fled the city the other day.
His father invoked the War Measures Act. I’d dearly love to see the little bed-wetter try that in this case.
Reminds me of the Dylan song, When The Ship Comes in. His days are truly numbered. He caused a lot of pain. If it was up to me I would not recommend mercy.
A powerful speech by a brave Canadian physician in support of the Canadian truckers. Should resonate everywhere there are ‘vaccine mandates’ either in force or being considered.
https://drtrozzi.org/2022/02/11/dr-francis-christian-with-the-truckers-important-8-min-video/
They need a second amendment…I expect there are a lot of Guns in Canada, Shotguns (I had one ,Cooey, crock of shit) rifles etc. All those bears you see!
The Ford Government in Canada have gone to court to freeze all the truckers funds, and I think this also means the alternative donation site.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-announcement-ontario-protests-1.6347810
At a press conference Friday, Ford said he will convene cabinet and “urgently enact orders that will make crystal clear it is illegal and punishable to block and impede the movement of goods, people and services along critical infrastructure.”
“This will include protecting international border crossings, 400-series highways, airports, ports, bridges and railways. It will also include protecting the safe and essential movement of ambulatory and medical services, public transit, municipal and provincial roadways, as well as pedestrian walkways,” Ford said.
“Fines for non-compliance will be severe, with a maximum penalty of $100,000 and up to a year imprisonment. We will also provide additional authority to consider taking away the personal and commercial licenses of anyone who doesn’t comply with these orders.”
However, his government also declined a third invitation to participate in trilateral talks to deal with ongoing protests, sources told CBC News on Thursday.
However, his government also declined a third invitation to participate in trilateral talks to deal with ongoing protests, sources told CBC News on Thursday.
They still won’t talk to the truckers.
They won’t fail they are the vanguard and they know it. I lived among northern people and they are slow to anger but their fighting spirit once roused is way beyond the guttersnipes who occupy positions of power.You can’t argue with a night spent out in minus twenty.
There are many times through every day when I think that I must leave all mankind, to live to fight only Nature’s laws.
But then I remind myself that human nature is a force of Nature.
Don’t let them divide us with their serpent tongue. We either face up to this monstrosity, which includes our own acquiesence or we die. This is the human spirit. It doesn’t matter if it takes decades to bring it to heel we have an opportunity to grasp the nettle. This period from 2020-2040 will be vital in determining the spiritual destiny of humanity. Look at the strength we have garnered and the new recruits. We do have it in out grasp to push human destiny forward. The damage that has been done to children over the last two years – we can rectify all of that and they are starting to see it themselves.
Canada worse thank China
The violinist Jascha Haifetz was asked after a concert why he continued playing when he broke a string. He said that it is our duty to make something beautiful from what we have left.We are moving into a time where sources of strength and certainty will disappear rapidly and yet we need to find what Reinhold Niebhur called the sublime madness. The path that gives us hope out of no hope.This is where the salvation lies, in a place that the corporate nightmare can never touch.
I like this.
Just not sure about “corporate nightmare”…. can we just call it a nightmare?
Quick note on Bitcoin: it’s about as “fiat” a currency as it is possible to get.
Those who keep using “fiat” to mean “old” and “not as fashionable as what I use” are morons at best. I pity those of them who are not rich and who have chucked their money into a big hole after falling hook, line, and sinker for a promise of “get rich quick”. The same kind of thing happened before the Great Crash of 1929. This time it’s more likely to happen after someone sees a photo on Reddit of some guy with a huge amount of cash on his table, but it’s essentially the same. Of course Bitcoin is “fiat”. They should look the term “fiat” up in a dictionary.
Bitcoin: “worse than a Ponzi scheme“.
PS This is not meant to argue against all possible tactical use of Bitcoin. I don’t doubt that Bitcoin can be used tactically to good advantage. Just don’t get sucked in. The idea that “the state can’t do anything about it” is false.
Well yes but the mechanism for controlling how much of it is created is for now outside of the control of individual governments. To an extent any currency is “fiat”. There’s nothing wrong with that, per se, as long as the power to create it is used sensibly.
Fiat is a Security.
Bitcoin (by which I mean BSV not BTC) is a … Commodity.