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‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer suing Ottawa for using Emergencies Act to freeze accounts

‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer suing Ottawa for using Emergencies Act to freeze accounts

Feb 23, 2024 | 8:39am
A main organizer of the “Freedom Convoy” is suing the federal government for using the Emergencies Act to freeze his bank accounts, arguing it breached his Charter rights to protest COVID-19 mandates. Chris Barber, who owns a trucking company in southwestern Saskatchewan, filed last week a statement of claim in Court of King’s Bench in Saskatoon, […]

New travel rules the ‘nail in the coffin’ for airlines, tourism industry, experts say

Jan 29, 2021 | 6:13pm

New restrictions on flights from the Caribbean and Mexico announced Friday are likely to trigger bankruptcies in Canada’s airline sector and force permanent closures for airports and travel agencies, aviation experts say. “Today’s announcement really was the nail in the coffin for the airline and tourism business,” said Robert Kokonis, founder and managing director of […]

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