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Trudeau, Freeland sued by Freedom Convoy protesters following Federal Court ruling. ( Canada )
Counter Signal. ^ | February 14, 2024 | MIKE CAMPBELL

Posted on 02/14/2024 9:03:22 PM PST by george76

A number of Freedom Convoy protesters who had their bank accounts frozen by the Trudeau Government’s invocation of Emergencies Act have sued the Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland.

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The development comes just weeks after a Federal Court judge ruled that Trudeau’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, which gave the government unprecedented power, was a violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Two lawsuits were announced on Wednesday, the first of which was announced by lawyer Keith Wilson.

“BREAKING: On the 2-year anniversary of the Federal Government illegally invoking war measures against its citizens and targeting key protestors in Ottawa by freezing their bank accounts, today Tamara Lich, Chris Barber, Tom Marazzo, Danny Bulford and other protestors who were targeted by @JustinTrudeau and @cafreeland have filed lawsuits against the Federal Government,” he stated on X.

“Sec. 24 of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives Canadians the right to sue their government for damages when Charter rights are violated.”

Wilson further stated that the lawsuits seeks $2 million in damages for each plaintiff.

Hours later on Wednesday’s Valentine’s Day — the two year anniversary that Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act — a second class-action lawsuit consisting of twenty plaintiffs was announced, this time by Loberg Ector LLP, a law firm based out of Calgary, Alberta.

Loberg Ector’s Facebook account stated that “The Plaintiffs in this action seek compensation and related relief arising from the unjustified and unconstitutional actions of the Liberal government, as well as the actions of certain police agencies and Canadian financial institutions who followed the unlawful orders of the Liberal government, and other defendants who participated in or promoted these actions.”

Tamara Lich, one of the main organizers of the 2022 Ottawa protest, celebrated the day by wishing social media users a “Happy Emergencies Act Day!”

“I hope you all look back and fondly remember how your government shot you with rubber bullets and tear gas for your own good!”


TOPICS: Canada; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War
KEYWORDS: canada; convoy; freespeech; lawsuit; protest

1 posted on 02/14/2024 9:03:22 PM PST by george76
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To: george76

Include dominion bank. A couple of trillion in damages should do it.


2 posted on 02/14/2024 9:07:33 PM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: george76

It’s probably as easy to succeed against the Canadian government in an Ottawa courtroom as it is to win against the US government in a DC courtroom.


3 posted on 02/14/2024 9:23:31 PM PST by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

They first have to win in the Supreme Court, which is based in Ottawa, and a bunch of them live in the Glebe, which had the truckers there.

So I’m not optimistic.


4 posted on 02/14/2024 11:03:59 PM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: george76

Chrystia Freeland is a piece of work. Just ask David Menzies.


5 posted on 02/15/2024 5:19:03 AM PST by sauropod (Ne supra crepidam.)
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To: george76

Trudeau and henchmen need to go to prison.


6 posted on 02/17/2024 2:11:00 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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