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> So if that wasn't enough to invoke the emergency act then it's hard for me to imagine why the Truckers were

Possibly because the truckers blocked a bridge to the US, and the US didn't like that.



Sure, clear them off the bridge, arrest any that refuse to move, etc

But the emergencies act? Freezing bank accounts?

They didn't blow up the bridge did they?


- the emergency act was used after the bridges were cleared

- the private banks decided to close the accounts, ostensibly acting by themselves (but probably not) and not by government order

Stuff even two years ago is lost to history




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