Ontario court freezes access to funds raised for protest convoy on GiveSendGo platform

[Spazito]

Order applies to 'Freedom Convoy 2022' and 'Adopt-a-Trucker' campaign pages

The Superior Court of Justice has granted a request from the Ontario government to freeze access to millions of dollars donated through online fundraising platform GiveSendGo to the truckers convoy protesting COVID-19 restrictions in Ottawa and at several border crossings.

A statement from Premier Doug Ford's office on Thursday said Attorney General Doug Downey brought the application for the order, under 490.8 of the Criminal Code, to prohibit anyone from distributing donations made through the website's "Freedom Convoy 2022" and "Adopt-a-Trucker" campaign pages.

Ivana Yelich, spokesperson for the premier, said the order "binds any and all parties with possession or control over these donations."

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Late last week, GoFundMe said it would stop payments to convoy organizers and refund donors directly because the protest violates its rules on violence and harassment.

a little bit more

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/freedom-convoy-2022-donations-frozen-give-send-go-1.6347345

The courts are starting to move now that they are receiving applications for injunctions and other subject matter. Yes!

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. I hope Canada and US authorities will start documenting the Trucks involved.

in this so-called protest strike. Revoke licenses. You don't get to use a 16 wheeler as part of your demonstration. Tuck it to them.

[Spazito]

2. I have no doubt that information is being collected in preparation for...

tickets, fines and some arrests.

When this is over, I suspect there will be a lot of stuff come out that we are unaware of as yet.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Who's funding them?

That will explain a lot.

[Spazito]

5. Exactly!

Now that their cash cows have been locked and the courts involved, this could get very interesting.

[PortTack]

4. No there's a step in the right direction! They are going to need every bit of what was raised for

Clean up. To say nothing of the 9+ mil civil suit that has been filed against the truck convoy

[Alexander Of Assyria]

6. Criminal Code of Canada permits an application to federal trial court for a restraining order...

SECTION WORDING

490.8(1) The Attorney General may make an application in accordance with this
section for a restraint order under this section in respect of any offence related property.

490.8(2) An application made under subsection (1) for a restraint order in respect of any offence-related property may be made ex parte and shall be made in writing to a judge and be accompanied by an affidavit sworn on the information and belief of the Attorney General or any other person deposing to the following matters: (a) the indictable offence to which the offence-related property relates; (b) the person who is believed to be in possession of the offence-related property; and (c) a description of the offence-related property.

490.8(3) Where an application for a restraint order is made to a judge under subsection (1), the judge may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the property is offence-related property, make a restraint order prohibiting any person from disposing of, or otherwise dealing with any interest in, the offence-related property specified in the order otherwise than in the manner that may be specified in the order.

[Spazito]

7. The applications will come...

if Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey files them, we shall see.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

8. Think article reports application has been filed and order granted.

[Spazito]

9. You are correct...

I was think of the forfeiture section which would require a different application. Hopefully that will be coming after an investigation.