Canadian court rules 2022 crypto freeze on protesting truckers unconstitutional
The Federal Court of Canada has ruled that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s use of emergency legislation to suppress the “freedom convoy” protests in 2022, was “unreasonable.” On Jan. 23, a Canadian federal court ruled that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to use Canada’s Emergencies Act to freeze crypto used to support truck convoy protest ers in 2022 was an unjustifiable infringement of civil rights. The Federal Court of Canada particularly deemed the freezing of bank accounts and crypto for individuals associated with the protest unjustified. However, it rejected claims that the government had violated various other rights. Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley noted the government cannot simply invoke the Emergencies Act “because it is convenient, or because it may work better than other tools at their disposal or available to the provinces,” adding that this measure should only be considered as a “tool of l...