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Clamping Down On Protests

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  • After invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time since it replaced the War Measures Act in 1988, Trudeau reiterated that he is using it to strengthen and support law enforcement agencies to protect critical infrastructure and not call in the military.
  • Tools include the ability to impose fines and jail time whilst a broadening in the scope of terrorist financing rules to include crowdfunding will aim to stop funding of illegal blockades. Banks are given power to freeze personal accounts of anyone linked with the protests with no need for court orders.
  • Ontario announced yesterday it is set to lift vaccine passport requirements from March 1, following Premier Doug Ford saying Friday they were on track to "very soon" remove almost all restrictions.

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