Banks Get Protesters’ Names as Canada Financial Squeeze Unfolds
- Trudeau defends emergency edict meant to clear blockades
- Most donors to trucker group won’t be targeted: official
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Canadian banks have started to freeze a small number of accounts connected to people whom police say have been involved in illegal protests, acting on orders from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.
But the banks won’t be going after donors who collectively gathered millions of dollars to help the truckers and demonstrators who’ve blockaded downtown Ottawa and other sites.