Freezing of Convoy Protesters’ Accounts Was Not Verified by Finance Department, Official Says

A woman reads the signboards placed by Freedom Convoy protesters outside Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 17, 2022. Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times

The Department of Finance relied on the financial institutions’ “good faith” in the freezing of accounts of individuals participating or supporting the Freedom Convoy this winter and did not verify if the measure was being applied properly.

Isabelle Jacques, assistant deputy minister of finance, made the statement in testimony before the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency (DEDC) on May 3.