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You mean like what the pro-Palestinian folks did at UofT (not far from where I work) in 2024 and who lost a court case (2024 ONSC 3755)? I was fine it.
Was also fine with the 'Occupy Toronto' folks losing their court case: 2011 ONSC 6862.
And as it stands, I live in Toronto, Canada, which does have a conservative government in the province who is doing all sorts of stupid things:
* https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/11/20/ontario-governmen...
How many of the UofT protestors were de-banked? There's a vast difference between having tents removed from a public space, and being cut off from essential parts of modern life. You can't pay insurance with cash. You can't have a regular phone contract. You may not even be able to have home internet. Someone who is debanked effectively becomes a different caste of person, one who is prohibited from most institutions and services.
You're comparing apples to oranges by comparing the treatment of the trucker protests and the campus occupiers.
How many of these were "de-banked"?
Yes, and I live in the same city as well, and I'll agree with you that both Conservatives and Liberals have made things worse for us at different levels of the government.
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The Charter is pretty clear on the limitations placed on protests.
If those truckers had dispersed within a day they would have been fine.
But they were accepting donations and foreign money in order to stay encamped and had no intention of dispersing.
(Because banks will already algorithmically drop you as a customer without explanation or recourse, akin to how you can get your Google account algorithimically banned. TBH it would be more of an inconvenience to have my Google account banned than one of my bank accounts.)
Congratulations, you're in an extremely privileged segment of society. Most of those truckers would likely find it easier to relate to a little green Martian in a flying saucer than to you.
The banks can already choose not to do business with you for any reason or no reason at all. It’s in the pamphlets they give when you open an account.
Blocking traffic is still blocking traffic, though. In Canada, the "notwithstanding clause" essentially means no rights are absolute. Intentionally blocking traffic on highways here is generally illegal, insofar as people have a lawful right to drive there normally; see e.g. https://mtplaw.com/legal-news/arrests-for-blocking-a-highway... - and generally there will be clear evidence that such blockages are intentional.
Also relevant: https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/can-protesters-be-charged-for-bl... ; https://ccla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Know-Your-Rights... (PDF from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association).
This is a very strong allegation, and one I'd suggest backing up with sources if you want to make it.