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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's meeting notes from last February say BMO CEO Darryl White wanted to classify Freedom Convoy protesters as "terrorists." Andrew Lawton caught up with Darryl in Davos.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to use the Emergencies Act to freeze the bank accounts of Freedom Convoy protesters garnered a mention as a “shocking” act of censorship in the UK House of Lords last Tuesday.

A former Freedom Convoy organizer has had to temporarily shut down his online store after his payment processing account was deactivated.

Tune into The Daily Brief with Anthony Furey and Jasmine Moulton!

"Trudeau is right to fear the truckers and the hard-working, tax-paying Canadians they represent. They may well elect the next Prime Minister, no matter what the POEC decides."

True North's Andrew Lawton says the 'just kidding' defense doesn't pass muster when the government ended up using wartime powers to deal with the protest.

On Day 28 of the Emergencies Act hearings, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino testified that he was aware that the Freedom Convoy did not pose a threat to national security as is required in the Act.

Tensions ran high during today's Public Order Emergency Commission hearing as Commissioner Paul Rouleau ejected Freedom Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller while Miller attempted to raise issues regarding outstanding motions about the government's redaction of documents. Tune into The Andrew Lawton Show!

On Day 27 of the Emergencies Act hearings, Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair was the first cabinet minister to testify and it was revealed he urged the government to “keep the language down” prior to the prime minister calling the Freedom Convoy a fringe minority with unacceptable views. Tune into The Daily Brief with Anthony Furey and Andrew Lawton!

On Day 27 of the Emergencies Act hearings, Canadian Security and Intelligence Service director David Vigneault confirmed that he advised Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to invoke the Act despite acknowledging that the Freedom Convoy did not meet the threshold of a national security threat.