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| Mayor of Ottawa Says He’s Trying to Sell The Trucks Confiscated from 'Freedom Convoy' Protesters |
| 2022-02-23 |
| [Townhall] Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said on Saturday that he wants to sell the trucks confiscated from the protesters who took part in the "Freedom Convoy" against vaccine mandates. Watson made the remarks in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). He claimed that Canada’s "Emergencies Act," which gives the government more power to respond to an "urgent and critical situation" that "seriously endangers the lives, health or safety of Canadians and is of such proportions or nature as to exceed the capacity or authority of a province to deal with it," gives the city of Ottawa the authority to sell the trucks. In the interview, Watson also said that the Freedom Convoy hurt small businesses in the nation’s capital and "disrupted the city." "That’s one of the reasons why, under the Emergencies Act, that I’ve asked our solicitor and our city manager, how can we keep the tow trucks, and the campers, and the vans and everything else we’ve confiscated, and sell those pieces of equipment to help recoup some of the costs that our taxpayers are absorbing? That’s one of the provisions of the Emergency Act and we have been a beneficiary of the Emergency Act," Watson stated in the interview. "I asked the Members of Parliament to consider, it’s [the Emergency Act] helped us a lot, things like confiscating vehicles," he added. Watson continued, saying that politicians need a better plan going forward to "protect our residents" better than they have this past month. Related: Jim Watson: 2022-02-05 GoFundMe Seizes $10 Million of Trucker Protest Fundraising Jim Watson: 2015-12-15 Climate deal signals end to gas cookers Related: Emergencies Act: 2022-02-22 Motion to extend Emergencies Act approved in House of Commons Emergencies Act: 2022-02-21 Ottawa cops clear out last ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters after 24 days Emergencies Act: 2022-02-19 Canada: Woman trampled by horse patrol just died. A man who had his head stepped on might be dead too. Over 100 arrested, 21 vehicles towed. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
#13 something to do with a run on banks? Banks are no longer safe for the storing of your moneyBanks have NEVER been safe places to store your money. It has always been about trust. Governments and banks alike have ways of preventing "runs" on banks. When FDR was first inaugurated there was not a single US bank that was open. That meant, no "runs" were possible. Government did not make that happen, the banks did. Read the agreement you signed when you opened your bank account(s), all that is in the ultramicroscopic fine print. If you don't like that, then find your own method to hoard your pile. |
| Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2022-02-23 23:59 |
| #12 ^ focus on the big money-center banks that are close to the gummint. TD, RBC, Citibank, JPM Chase etc |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2022-02-23 18:06 |
| #11 All the supporters and protesters should withdraw ALL their cash from the banks. Create a bank run and bank failures, and hang it on the government. |
| Posted by: Chealing Chomotle4158 2022-02-23 17:35 |
| #10 Petty thieves. They all need hung in the courtyard. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-02-23 14:07 |
| #9 Article in Citizen Free Press about RCMP urgently trying to reverse bank account freezing - it has started a mini run on the banks apparently! https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/suck-on-this-trudeau/ |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-02-23 12:34 |
| #8 Confirming that, if they do stop protesting and repent, they still do not have their assets unfrozen. Smooth move. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-02-23 10:17 |
| #7 Socialism is first and always about theft by force. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2022-02-23 08:23 |
| #6 If you don't have the brass to be a crook, you run for office or join the PD. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-02-23 06:56 |
| #5 The central thesis or business of government once again reveals itself as simple property or asset confiscation. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-02-23 06:52 |
| #4 I'd imagine replacement drivers in confiscated rigs will find out what it's like to be treated as a scab. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-02-23 06:34 |
| #3 Straight up theft. Good going, thieves. That's how a government is supposed to govern its people. |
| Posted by: Sheter the Lesser9291 2022-02-23 05:51 |
| #2 Sell to who?. No drivers. Pennies on the dollar. No drivers. They have created a mess that will keep on giving. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-02-23 03:38 |
| #1 In the interview, Watson also said that the Freedom Convoy hurt small businesses in the nation’s capital and "disrupted the city." Ottawa has been going that to the rest of the country for two years. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-02-23 01:45 |