Canadian Bank Run

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered officials to seize the bank accounts of "Freedom Convoy" truckers, he undoubtedly thought it was a show of strength that would end the protest. But it could be the beginning of something much worse for his government.

For some unknown reason, five major Canadian banks completely shut down for several hours last week. There is speculation that Trudeau's order may have triggered a run on the banks. 

Was it just the truckers trying to get their money while still they could? Or did large numbers of Canadians react to the sudden realization that their government had embraced fascism and everyone's assets were now at risk?

If Canadians no longer feel they can trust the banks because they can't trust the government that controls them, Trudeau may have just put the entire Canadian economy at risk.

Regardless of what happened, it's hard to believe that the citizens of any "free" country would tolerate a government invoking emergency powers to financially destroy business owners and families who participated in peaceful protests, and even those who merely supported them. 

That's not freedom. And for all of Trudeau's progressive rhetoric, there's certainly nothing tolerant about such dictatorial actions by Canada's Liberal Party leader.