I've read the Emergencies Act order-in-council and spoken to several lawyers – no one has any idea whether the government will target individual convoy donors because they've provided no info about what they plan to do.
What the order does indicate is that the government is viewing support for the convoy in the same way it views money laundering and terrorist financing.
What's also clear is that the government has given banks carte blanche to report and freeze accounts based on "suspicion" alone, without liability. Does someone withdrawing cash from an Ottawa ATM fit the bill? An Interac etransfer to someone in Ottawa? No one knows.
Before the predictable chorus of "Well, if you have nothing to hide...", a couple of notes:
1) Donating to a peaceful protest is not illegal.
2) When government suspends due process and proof requirements, even those with nothing to do with any of this could be caught up in it.
1) Donating to a peaceful protest is not illegal.
2) When government suspends due process and proof requirements, even those with nothing to do with any of this could be caught up in it.
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