Senator Carignan, I think that after two years on this committee you probably know the answer to your own question—that we were dealing with a situation where there were unlawful and illegal activities, and where people were being financed from Bitcoin sources and from foreign sources. The idea was to destabilize the illegal blockade by cutting off its finances, which is, effectively, exactly what happened.
On February 27th, 2024. See this statement in context.