February 14th, 2022

Canadian Police Arrest Protesting Truckers at U.S.-Canada Bridge
2-13-22, AmerGreatness --Canadian police arrested all the protesters who remained at the most heavily-trafficked bridge between the USA and Canada, as part of the ongoing freedom covid mask & shots mandate protests. Politico reports that the protesters were arrested near the Ambassador Bridge, which connects the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario to the American city of Detroit, Michigan, a key hub of the automotive industry.

​Canada's leader Trudeau Freezes Bank Accounts of 'Freedom Convoy' truck drivers implements never before used Emergency Act 
2-14-22m The Daily Wire -- Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act in an effort to crack down on protesters that have shut down parts of Ottawa and various border crossings. The prime minister’s announcement marks the first time the act, which replaced the 1914 War Measures Act in 1988, has been employed to halt the blockades.

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History of the War Measures Act
Canada's War Measures Act was a federal law adopted by Parliament on August 22, 1914, after the beginning of the First World War. It gave broad powers to the Canadian government to maintain security and order during “war, invasion or insurrection.”The Act gave the government full authority during wartime to censor and suppress communications; to arrest, detain and deport people without charges or trials; to control transportation, trade and manufacturing; and to seize private property. As a result, the Act was used to ban 253 publications, including 222 American, 164 foreign-language and 89 leftist publications. Following the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917, socialist reading materials in particular were targeted for censure. Membership in left-leaning or pacifist organizations was forbidden. People were also arrested and interned for their political beliefs. 
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In 1988, the War Measures Act was repealed and replaced by the Emergencies Act. It created more limited and specific powers for the government to deal with security emergencies. The Emergencies Act is different from the War Measures Act in some important ways. Under the Emergencies Act, Cabinet orders and regulations must be reviewed by Parliament, meaning the Cabinet cannot act on its own. The Act outlines how people affected by government actions during emergencies are to be compensated. It also notes that government actions are subject to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Bill of Rights. Source www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/war-measures-act