Posted on 02/19/2022 9:24:21 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The Trudeau government went public this week with a condemnation of Cuba over its lack of free speech protections as the government deployed unprecedented powers to crackdown on Canadian truckers and their supporters. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the 1988 Emergencies Act for the first time to freeze accounts of truckers and contributions by other Canadian citizens. It was entirely unnecessary and, while the media is largely supportive of Trudeau, the powers have been condemned by civil liberties groups in Canada.
As noted by the Miami Herald, it is rare for Trudeau’s government to criticize Cuba where Canada has considerable economic interests. Canada not only pumps millions of dollars into the economy through tourism but Canadian companies hold lucrative mining contracts on the island.
The condemnation was triggered by Cuba’s outrageous sentencing of protesters from last July to up to 20 years in prison. The government was clearly correct in expressing its outrage. However, there was something jarring in the Trudeau government then adding “Canada strongly advocates for freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly free from intimidation. We stand with the people of Cuba in their aspiration for #democracy.”
The 1988 law is meant to address the greatest national threats when existing laws are insufficient. However, there are ample laws allowing the clearing of roads and bridges. Trudeau is using the Act to intimidate not just the truckers but anyone who supports them. That includes sending lists of names to banks for accounts to be frozen and going to court to prevent donations from reaching the truckers.
Ironically, it was Trudeau’s father, who used the predecessor to the Act for the first time in peacetime to suspend civil liberties. Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act on Oct. 16, 1970, after separatist terrorists...
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The Bee missed another one!
After Jussie Trudeau’s emergency measures who would ever consider again depositing money in a Canadian bank?
Ain’t it grand that one can call a protest an unlawful assembly, and seize the assets of people who supported the protest prior to it being called such retroactively? Incidentally, this isn’t sheer tyrannical oppression AT ALL. Just ask Justin!
If I were the Cuban government, I’d tell Trudeau to shut the Hell up.
And its Parliament of Brave Sir Robins has run away and hid.
Fidel Trudeau is kicking the Canadians ass. Next he will want your property after he takes all your savings for saying something against him..
Two faced Justin The Terrible
Kinda like a total TWOT of a teenager claiming that Mom&Dad are unreasonable, and then being unreasonable.
Self-awareness: 0.00
I’m just waiting for the Deep State Department to send “election monitors” to third world countries to “ensure free and fair elections”.
Is this from The Onion or The Bee? Could have fooled me.
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