Canada Authorizes Emergency Rules to Cut Off Protesters’ Access to Funds, Including CryptoThe Canadian government today for the first time invoked the Emergencies Act in a bid to restrict the flow of funds to truck drivers protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions.”We are broadening the scope of Canada’s anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financial rules so they cover crowdfunding platforms and the payment providers they use,” Canada Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said during a press conference today.