Finance committee  Yes, I can confirm that it is not retroactive. We received many questions from concerned individuals who thought it would retroactively apply, but it does not.

Finance committee  The intent of the program was to make people responsible and dissuade people from using money or their vehicles to participate in these illegal blockades. I do not know if any trucker or individual had their insurance suspended. I think the goal was to ensure that people first

Finance committee  What would lead to the freezing of a bank account under the order that came into force on February 15 is someone directly or indirectly funding illegal activities as set out in the regulations that came into force. For example, if somebody was giving money to a third party to ena

Finance committee  No, not for a cup of coffee. We had a process in place that had two prongs. The first was that our colleagues in the RCMP had lists of individuals [Technical difficulty—Editor] were shared with the financial institutions. That's one way in which those individuals could be captu

Finance committee  Yes, it could, to the extent—

Finance committee  No, not themselves. It could be indirect.

Finance committee  If that person gave the money after February 15, it is possible although very unlikely in view of the circumstances. I say this because the banks or financial institutions relied heavily on the information that was provided by the RCMP further to their own internal processes and

Finance committee  It is possible.