JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
THIS MIGHT BE AMERICAS OCTOBER SURPRISE AND CANADAS.
TEAMSTERS FIRE BACK AT TRUDEAUS CN LOCKOUT OF TEAMSTERS UNION.TEAMSTERS WERE ON STRIKE IN 72 HOURS.
HOARDING OF GOLD AND SILVER
JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3
Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a
witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have
heaped treasure together for the last days.
REVELATION 18:10,17,19
10
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that
great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment
come.(IN 1 HR THE STOCK MARKETS WORLDWIDE WILL CRASH)
17 For in one
hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all
the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood
afar off,
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping
and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich
all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one
hour is she made desolate.
EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast
their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be
removed:(CONFISCATED) their silver and their gold shall not be able to
deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy
their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the
stumblingblock of their iniquity.
MARK OF THE BEAST (engraved microchip in your hand or forehead)
REVELATION 13:16-18
16
And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor,
free and bond, (SLAVE) to receive a mark in their right hand, or in
their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the
beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred
threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM
REVELATION 16:1-2
1
And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels,
Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the
earth.
2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth;
and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the
mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
I
KNOW THIS MARK WILL BE A MICROCHIP IMPLANT UNDER THE SKIN. LETS LOOK UP
WHAT THE WORD MARK SAYS IN REVELATION 13:16-18, 14:9,11, 15:2, 16:2,
19:20, 20:4-ALL THESE VERSES FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATION SPEAK OF THIS
DICTATORS MARK. NOW LETS SEE WHAT IT MEANS FROM STRONGS EXAUSTIVE
CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE. UNDER MARK PAGE 684.MARK UNDER MARK. THE OLD
TESTAMENT IS UNDER HEBREW AND THE NEW TESTAMENT IS UNDER GREEK. SO WHEN
WE LOOK UNDER REVELATION 13:16-17 WE SEE IT IS UNDER GREEK, SO WE GO TO
GREEK IN THE BACK SECTION AND GO TO 5480 TO SEE WHAT IT SAYS THIS MARK
WOULD BE. SO LETS GET TO IT.MARK IN STRONGS GREEK 5480 XAPAYUA CHARAGMA,
KHAR-AG-MAH: FROM THE SAME AS 5482: A SCRATCH OR ETCHING, I.E STAMP (AS
A BADGE OF SERVITUDE), OR SCULPTURED FIGURE-(STATUE):-GRAVEN, MARK FROM
5482 XAPAE CHARAX, KHAR-AX; FROM XAPAOOW CHARASSO (TO SHARPEN TO A
POINT; AKIN TO 1125 THROUGH THE IDEA OF SCRATCHING); A STAKE, I.E
(BYIMPL.) A PALISADE OR RAMPART (MILITARY MOUND FOR CIRCUM VALLATION IN A
SIEGE): - TRENCH FROM 1125 YPAPOE GRAPHO, GRAF-0; A PRIM. VERB; TO
"GRAVE", ESPEC. TO WRITE; FIG. TO DESCRIBE:-DESCRIBE, WRITE (-ING,
-TEN).G5516-GO TO G4742-666 - STRONGS NT 4742: στίγμα - στίγμα,
στιγματος, τό (from στίζω to prick; (cf. Latinstimulus, etc.; German
stechen, English stick, sting, etc.; Curtius, § 226)), a mark pricked in
or branded upon the body. According to ancient oriental usage, slaves
and soldiers bore the name or stamp of their master or commander branded
or pricked (cut) into their bodies to indicate what master or general
they belonged to, and there were even some devotees who stamped
themselves in this way with the token of their gods (cf. Deyling,
Observations, iii., p. 423ff); hence, τά στίγματα τοῦ (κυρίου so Rec.)
Ἰησοῦ, the marks of (the Lord) Jesus, which Paul in Galatians 6:17 says
he bears branded on his body, are the traces left there by the perils,
hardships, imprisonments, scourgings, endured by him for the cause of
Christ, and which mark him as Christ's faithful and approved votary,
servant, soldier (see Lightfoots Commentary on Galatians, the passage
cited). (Herodotus 7, 233; Aristotle, Aelian, Plutarch, Lcian, others.)
THE INVENTOR OF THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT-CARL SANDERS MICROCHIP ENGINEER LEADER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgH9D6n4ZWo
THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT IN YOUR RIGHT HAND OR FOREHEAD.
LEVETICUS 19.28
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
FAMINE
EZEKIEL 5:16
16
When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be
for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will
increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
REVELATION 6:5-6
5
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say,
Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him
had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the
midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three
measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the
wine.(A DAYS WAGES FOR A LOAF OF BREAD)
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For
nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there
shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and
there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines
and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and
pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from
heaven.
DEUTORONOMY 28:24
24 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
LOCUSTS (DEMONIC) TORTURES SINNERS 5 MONTHS
REVELATION 9:1-6
1
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the
earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
2 And he
opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as
the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by
reason of the smoke of the pit.
3 And there came out of the smoke
(DEMONIC) locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the
scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them that
they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing,
neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in
their foreheads.
5 And to them it was given that they should not kill
them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment
was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
IN
THE NEWS.THE MOUTH PIECE CBC FOR DADDYS LITTLE BOY JUSTIN LIBERAL BABY
MURDERER, MUSLIM SUCKUP TRUDEAU.WANTS TO FORCE THE TEAMSTERS UNION BACK TO
WORK IN CANADA.BUT CN LOCKED OUT THE WORKERS.NOW THE TEAMSTERS UNION IS
REBELLING AGAINST DICTATOR JUSTIN TRUDEAU. AND WILL BE GOING OUT ON 72
HOUR STRIKE NOTICE INSTEAD. DADDYS LITTLE DICTATOR TRUDEAU GOT AWAY WITH
IT WITH THE TRUCKERS FEB 2022. BY FREEZING THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS.AND
THROWING THEM IN JAIL.WELL ITS NOT GONNA BE THAT WAY WITH THE TEAMSTERS UNION
AGAINST CN. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW TRUDEAUS MOUTH PIECE CBC TRYS TO
PROPAGANDISE THE TEAMSTERS UNION. THERE GOIN ON STRIKE.GET READY FOR
HIGH PRICES OF FOOD. JUST DEPENDS ON HOW LONG THE STRIKE GOES ON. BUT I AM DEFANETLY WITH THE TEAMSTERS UNION ON THIS ONE.
CANADIAN ARBITRATION
https://canadianarbitrationassociation.ca/?page_id=17
Teamsters
union serves CN Rail with 72-hour strike notice as CPKC stoppage
ongoing-Developments follow federal labour minister's referral of
dispute to Canada Industrial Relations Board-Peter Zimonjic · for CBC
News · Posted: Aug 23, 2024 8:11 AM EDT |
The Teamsters union has
served Canadian National Railway (CN) with a 72-hour strike notice,
hours after saying it was taking down picket lines and workers were
returning to the job."Please find this letter as official notice to the
company of our intention to withdraw the services of our combined
membership of approximately 6,500 members," reads the notice sent to CN
on Friday morning by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference.The notice
says that the union does not believe any of the ongoing issues between
the railway and the Teamsters to be "insurmountable" and that it remains
open to negotiating with the company in order to prevent any "further
work stoppage."Speaking in Calgary, François Laporte, the president of
Teamsters Canada, said the company's demands would have broken the
union's collective agreement and that its priority is to ensure union
members have "decent and reasonable working conditions.""We believe in
fair and honest bargaining and that's what we want, we want a fair and
honest bargaining with the company," he said.The work stoppage at
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) also continues pending an order from
the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB).Following months of
increasingly fraught contract talks, Canada's two biggest railways both
locked out workers after failing to reach deals with the union by a
Thursday deadline.The unprecedented work stoppage prompted federal
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to refer the dispute to the CIRB to
impose binding arbitration.The union and CPKC officials met with the
board on Thursday and will meet again Friday.CPKC said it was prepared
to discuss the resumption of service at the meeting with the CIRB, but
the union refused and wants to make submissions to challenge the
constitutionality of MacKinnon's direction.CN and CPKC locked out 9,300
engineers, conductors and yard workers just after midnight Thursday,
capping months of increasingly tense and bitter labour negotiations.
CPKC's 3,500 workers went on strike at the same time.Jonathan Abecassis,
director of public affairs and media relations at CN, said that without
an agreement or binding arbitration, the company "had no choice" but to
lock out employees. CPKC also called for binding arbitration, saying
the union has made "unrealistic demands."Less than 17 hours after the
lockout began, MacKinnon announced he would use his powers as labour
minister to step in. Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code allows the
government to refer a labour dispute to the CIRB to find a
solution.Laporte of Teamsters Canada said on Friday that the minister's
actions were not acceptable to the union."The best way to have a
contract is at the bargaining table," he said. "We don't believe to let a
third party to decide what's going to be our working condition."We know
the ... railway operation are very complicated," he added. "The union
knows the operation, the company knows the operation, and they know what
we need to operate this and to provide the workers with decent working
conditions."Laporte said the union will use its "constitutional right"
to fight the company for a fair deal."We are here and we are going to
stay here," he said.Cargo and commuter disruptions-Pressure from
industry groups and provincial governments to resolve the conflict has
been mounting for weeks.The companies haul a combined $1 billion in
goods each day, according to the Railway Association of Canada. Many
shipments were pre-emptively stopped to avoid stranding cargo.The
impasse affects tens of thousands of commuters in Toronto, Montreal and
Vancouver, whose rail lines run on CPKC-owned tracks. Without traffic
controllers to dispatch them, passenger trains cannot run on those
rails.Industries affected by the work stoppage include agriculture,
mining, energy, retail, automaking and construction. U.S. railways also
have had to turn away Canada-bound shipments.Shippers south of the
border also rely on Canada's two main railways, whose tracks run to the
Gulf of Mexico and, in CPKC's case, to several Mexican ports.With files
from CBC News and The Canadian Press..
Trudeau says he's
following CN Rail negotiations 'extremely closely,' saying he's counting
on both parties to reach a deal for Canadians.Updated Aug. 22, 2024
8:42 p.m. EDT
Canada's Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is
intervening to end a work stoppage that saw this country's two largest
railways grind to a standstill Thursday, by forcing the parties into
binding arbitration.Announcing the major move from Parliament Hill,
MacKinnon said he is invoking powers under Section 107 of the Canada
Labour Code to direct the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to
"assist the parties in settling the outstanding terms of their
collective agreements by imposing final binding arbitration."MacKinnon
has also ordered the board to extend the term on the parties' current
collective agreements until new deals are signed, and is calling for
operations on both railways to resume "forthwith." The move has been met
with relief from some and sparked condemnation from others."Canadians
must be assured that their government will not allow them to suffer when
parties do not fill their responsibility to them at the bargaining
table, especially where worker and community safety is at stake," he
said, following a day of key meetings with stakeholders.In a first-ever
simultaneous work stoppage, Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian
Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) locked out Teamsters Canada rail workers
early Thursday morning after months of failed negotiations, where safety
issues, wages and what the union called a "forced relocation scheme"
for workers were top issues in the talks.The unprecedented labour
dispute snarled supply chains and complicated commutes for thousands
across Canada.Contract talks continued as picket lines went up,
demonstrators marched in front of the rail companies' headquarters in
Montreal and Calgary, and thousands of railcars carrying a range of
goods sat parked.At the same time, business groups, impacted industry
leaders, as well as some premiers pressed the federal government to act
given the critical transport lines – when running – carry more than $1
billion worth of goods each day, according to the Railway Association of
Canada.As of 4:40 p.m. ET, when MacKinnon announced he'd be stepping
in, an agreement between the parties remained "elusive," the minister –
just over a month into the job – told reporters."Collective bargaining
negotiations belong to these parties, but their effects and the impacts
of the current impasse are being borne by all Canadians," MacKinnon
said. "As minister of labour, I'm using my authorities … to secure
industrial peace and deliver the short- and long-term solutions that are
in the national interest."Work begins to restart railways-It remains
unclear when exactly rail operations will resume, though the minister
expressed hope it will be within a few days, as the impacts both on the
daily lives of millions of Canadians and the economy "cannot be
understated."MacKinnon said the lack of clarity is because as an
arms-length body, the CIRB now has to consult with the parties involved
before rendering a decision on next steps."Obviously, I'm acting at a
very early stage here and hoping they will act with similar dispatch …
but again, I want to be deferential to the process that will unfold
here," he said.In response to the federal government forcing
arbitration, CN ended its lockout and said in a statement that it is now
working on a "recovery plan," as the company is "satisfied that this
labour conflict has ended."CPKC is "preparing to restart railway
operations," but won't reveal further details on timing, until it
receives the CIRB order. "We regret that the government had to intervene
because we fundamentally believe in and respect collective bargaining;
however, given the stakes for all involved, this situation required
action," CPKC president and CEO Keith Creel said in a statement.Both
railways had called for binding arbitration, a move the union
rebuffed.Teamsters Canada said it will also be reviewing the minister's
referral and the CIRB response, but that "picket lines remain in
place."The union said it is "deeply disappointed by this shameful
decision," and accused the Liberals of resorting to binding arbitration
because they couldn't garner enough support for a legislated
resolution."The government has allowed CN and CPKC to sidestep a union
determined to protect rail safety. Despite claiming to value and honour
the collective bargaining process, the federal government quickly used
its authority to suspend it, mere hours after an employer-imposed work
stoppage," a statement from Teamsters Canada said.Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau had hinted earlier that the federal government would come
forward with actions before the end of the day "to make sure that the
right solution is found quickly for the economy.""We're taking it so
seriously. The minister is engaged directly. We are not taking this
lightly, obviously, because Canadians across the country are worried
about it," Trudeau said Thursday in Sherbrooke, Que., in front of a
manufacturer that would have been impacted if the shutdown continued
much longer."Collective bargaining is always the best way forward. When
that is no longer a foreseeable option – when we are facing serious
consequences to our supply chains and the workers who depend on it –
governments must act," Trudeau posted online after his minister took
action.Heading into crunch time, even with "significant" issues
outstanding, MacKinnon said the federal government's position remained
that the best outcome would be a negotiated agreement reached at the
bargaining table.Asked why the government took the arbitration route
now, rather than last week to avoid any economic harm, the minister said
he wanted to give all parties the chance to come to a deal on their
own.Singh calls Liberal move 'cowardly'Avoiding back-to-work legislation
for now means the federal government won't have to recall Parliament
and can pause on considering where it would secure political support to
pass such a bill.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh reiterated Thursday his
party's long-standing opposition to back-to-work legislation.Appearing
alongside some of the 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers who
were locked out, Singh said he didn't want to see any federal
interference.It didn't take long for Singh – whose party continues to
help prop up Trudeau's minority – to slam the Liberals' decision."Justin
Trudeau has just sent a message to CN, CPKC and all big
corporations—being a bad boss pays off. The Liberals' actions are
cowardly, anti-worker and proof that they will always cave to corporate
greed, and Canadians will always pay for it," he said in a
statement.While the Bloc Quebecois was noncommittal on what the federal
government should do, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who is
trying to court working-class voters – and backed the Liberals' recent
anti-scab law – has avoided commenting on the situation.Ahead of
MacKinnon's announcement, former Conservative labour minister Lisa Raitt
said the federal Conservatives didn't need to weigh in until the
federal government announced its next steps.Saskatchewan Premier Scott
Moe applauded the federal government for acting, saying that the move
will "ensure our Canadian products are moving to market again. "Echoing
this, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called for operations to resume
"immediately," as "each day this disruption continues will have costly
impacts on our economy, workers, businesses, families and farmers."The
federal government also announced Thursday plans to dig into the root
causes behind the work stoppage."It is the government's responsibility
to ensure industrial peace in this critically vital sector," MacKinnon
said. "Thus, we will be examining why we experience repeated conflicts
in the railway sector and the conditions that led to the parallel work
stoppages we are seeing."U.S. counterparts say 'huge relief'-U.S.
lawmakers were closely watching the work stoppage on this side of the
border, given the impacts to routes linking their goods across the
continent.Downplaying the pressure he faced from his American
counterparts and business leaders, MacKinnon said the conversations he
had in the lead-up to forcing the parties to iron out a deal were "very
helpful.""I would categorize it, or characterize it, as helpful advice,
understanding, and those relationships are extremely strong and I know
the government is very grateful for them," he said.Speaking to CTV News
Chief Political Correspondent Vassy Kapelos at the Democratic National
Convention in Chigaco ahead of the Canadian government's announcement,
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens from the key border state of Michigan said the
rail stoppage was "significant" every minute it went on.Later, her
colleague Congressman Dan Kildee expressed relief that the rail stoppage
was on its way to being resolved."It's a huge relief. I mean, our
supply chain relies on the rail sector, and in Michigan in particular...
We've been through this ourselves," Kildee said. "We're glad that at
least for the time being, things have settled. We hope there's a
permanent solution."
Banks are moving to freeze accounts linked
to convoy protests. Here's what you need to know-Emergencies Act directs
financial institutions to cut ties with some people-John Paul Tasker ·
CBC News · Posted: Feb 16, 2022 3:50 PM EST | Last Updated: February 17,
2022
Using powers granted under the Emergencies Act, the federal
government has directed banks and other financial institutions to stop
doing business with people associated with the anti-vaccine mandate
convoy occupying the nation's capital.According to the regulations
published late Tuesday, financial institutions are required to monitor
and halt all transactions that funnel money to demonstrators — a measure
designed to cut off funding to a well-financed protest that has taken
over large swaths of Ottawa's downtown core.What new powers do the banks
have under the Emergencies Act? The government's new directive, called
the "emergency economic measures order," goes beyond asking banks to
simply stop transferring funds to protest organizers. The government
wants banks to stop doing business with some people altogether.The order
says that banks and other financial entities (like credit unions,
co-ops, loan companies, trusts and cryptocurrency platforms) must stop
"providing any financial or related services" to people associated with
the protests — a move that will result in frozen accounts, stranded
money and cancelled credit cards.The government is also ordering
insurance companies to suspend policies on vehicles that are part of an
unlawful "public assembly."These financial institutions can't handle
cash, issue a loan, extend a mortgage or more generally facilitate "any
transaction" of a "designated person" while the Emergencies Act is in
place.The regulations define a "designated person" who can be cut off
from financial services as someone who is "directly or indirectly"
participating in a "public assembly that may reasonably be expected to
lead to a breach of the peace," or a person engaging in "serious
interference with trade" or "critical infrastructure."Banks also are
required to "disclose without delay" the "existence of property in their
possession or control" or "any information about a transaction or
proposed transaction" related to a "designated person" to both the RCMP
and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)."Those authorities
are now in force and they're being used," said Public Safety Minister
Marco Mendicino. "It's incredibly important that we follow the
money."What does this mean for convoy donors? There are questions about
how widely this policy will be applied — whether, for example, the
thousands of donors to the GoFundMe and GiveSendGo fundraising campaigns
in support of this anti-mandate movement are also considered
"designated persons" under the law.The regulation's definition of a
"designated person" also includes people who "provide property to
facilitate or participate in any assembly." In other words, under these
regulations, anyone sending funds to support these protests could be
facing a shaky financial future.A senior government official, speaking
to reporters at a technical briefing on the Emergencies Act, said these
measures are designed to target "key sources of funding."A CBC News
analysis of hacked data about those who donated to the protest convoys
through GiveSendGo found more than half of the donations came from the
U.S. It’s raising concern about foreign funding of political
activity."The economic order does require financial service providers to
do some due diligence around the property they own of entities and
individuals involved in the illegal protests," the official said."I
think it makes sense to focus first on key issues and key sources of
funding. I think that's certainly the intent of the order — to ensure
that funding is limited."The Emergencies Act and its associated
regulations are in effect for only 30 days; that period could be shorter
if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet revoke it or if
Parliament scuttles it after a vote. But a senior government official
said there could be long-term implications."For the most part, financial
institutions can decide who they do business with and they may decide
to cease offering financial services," the official said.Mark Blumberg
is a lawyer at Blumberg Segal LLP who specializes in non-profit and
charity law. In an interview, he said that while the Emergencies Act
gives banks time-limited powers, these institutions "may just decide to
shut the person's account down" because there could be "huge risks" for
banks servicing these customers in the future.How will this 'de-banking'
process play out? Under the regulations, the banks have a "duty to
determine" who among their customers is considered a "designated person"
who should be denied financial services. The regulations stipulate it
is up to the banks to "determine on a continuing basis whether they are
in possession or control of property that is owned, held or controlled
by or on behalf of a designated person."Banks will be working with law
enforcement to decide who should be "de-banked."A senior government
official said "information will flow back and forth" between the RCMP
and the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
(FINTRAC), the government's financial intelligence unit.Police could
gather the names and licence plate numbers of people participating in a
protest or an unlawful assembly and share that information with FINTRAC,
the official said.A spokesperson for the Canadian Bankers Association,
the industry group that represents 60 domestic and foreign banks, said
its members will "follow all applicable laws and regulations" but it
doesn't anticipate too much disruption."All financial service providers,
including banks, covered by the federal Emergencies Act will need to
diligently implement the required measures, as stipulated by the
government in the corresponding emergency economic measures order, which
are not expected to impact the vast majority of customers," the
spokesperson said."Short term, freezing or seizing funds associated with
the convoy isn't likely to have an immediate impact," said former CSIS
senior strategic analyst Jessica Davis. "Over the medium term, I would
say that this is probably more likely to put a lot of financial pressure
on the people who are participating in the protest. They aren't going
to be able to do things like pay bills, pay their hotel bills - they
will eventually run out of supplies as well."What impact could these
measures have on the Ottawa occupation? Jessica Davis, president of
Insight Threat Intelligence and a former CSIS strategic analyst, said
these measures are likely to put "a lot of financial pressure" on the
people organizing this protest.With access to bank accounts and credit
cards and other financial instruments suspended, protesters won't be
able to pay for things like hotel and fuel bills and the costs
associated with their street parties and other activities.Because the
organizers of this protest have been so public about their participation
on social media, "banks won't have a hard time identifying who these
people are," Davis said."These measures will have an immediate financial
impact," she said.Protesters cook breakfast and give out snacks and
drinks at the corner of Slater and Bank streets as the convoy protest
against COVID-19 restrictions continues. (Justin Tang/The Canadian
Press)-Over the longer term, Davis said, it may be hard for some of the
truckers participating to ever find work again because they could lack
the necessary insurance to operate a big rig."Paying bills, paying rent
and any kind of day-to-day financial transaction can be stopped for
people who are part of the protest movement," she said.There may also be
some "unintended consequences" from frozen accounts, such as suspended
alimony and child support payments, Davis said. "It's going to be very
difficult for them."While these measures might help to bust up a protest
that has severely disrupted the nation's capital, Davis said they could
also further "radicalize" a group that is already concerned about
government overreach."This will further entrench their ideas and their
mindset," she said.Are there any legal implications for the banks? Banks
have been granted immunity against legal action in the event of
disputes over whether someone should have been denied financial
services."No proceedings under the Emergencies Act and no civil
proceedings lie against an entity for complying with this Order," the
regulations read.
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