Freedom Convoy organizer sues feds over frozen bank accounts
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Chris Barber, a main "Freedom Convoy" organizer, is suing the federal government for freezing his bank accounts under the Emergencies Act. He says it violated his Charter rights to protest.
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A judge ruled it was unreasonable for the government to freeze accounts under the Act, saying it breached the Charter prohibition against unreasonable search/seizure.
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Barber couldn't access money for daily expenses like food, fuel, medicine when his accounts were frozen for over a week.
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The lawsuit alleges the government froze accounts to improperly dissuade and punish protesters for exercising Charter rights.
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A commissioner previously concluded the government was justified in using the Emergencies Act to end the protests.