# Canada invokes ‘Emergencies Act’ targeting crowdfunding and crypto

# Canada invokes ‘Emergencies Act’ targeting crowdfunding and crypto

“# Canada invokes ‘Emergencies Act’ targeting crowdfunding and crypto ” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act, which gives him the power to freeze Freedom Convoy protesters’ bank accounts and monitor “large and suspicious transactions,” including crypto. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a press conference on Feb. 14 that this…

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#Global Affairs Canada is under ‘cyber attack’

#Global Affairs Canada is under ‘cyber attack’

“#Global Affairs Canada is under ‘cyber attack’” Politics Insider for Jan. 25: Canada considers sending weapons to Ukraine; a convoy of protesting truckers makes its way to Ottawa; and Erin O’Toole’s leadership gets questioned Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox in the morning. Under attack:…

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#This just in: The PM has been phoning cabinet ministers

#This just in: The PM has been phoning cabinet ministers

“#This just in: The PM has been phoning cabinet ministers” Certain reflexes are learned from experience, which helps explain why lately I open emails from the Prime Minister’s Office in something approximating the way Jeremy Renner opened packages in The Hurt Locker. A wince, a clench, a glimpse through half-shut eyes: what fresh hell have…

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