Declaration of Emergency committee  Something is bothering me: why did you seize assets and freeze the bank accounts of demonstrators? For what purpose? Where did you get that idea? I'm trying to see in what free and democratic society in the world it would be possible to seize the assets and freeze the bank accou

Declaration of Emergency committee  When the bank accounts belonging to those individuals were frozen, they were prevented from using them and, by the same token, their assets were taken away from them for a period of time. Where in the world could this happen without judicial authorization, simply because those in

Declaration of Emergency committee  That was the goal, then. As the former minister, Mr. Lametti, already stated, it was intended to pull the rug out from under them.

Declaration of Emergency committee  Understood. The goal was to exert economic pressure on them by stopping them from being able to buy groceries, pay rent, make child support payments or pay their life insurance premium, in the hope that they would get the message and go home.

Declaration of Emergency committee  You didn't answer my initial question: in what democratic country is it possible to do that?

Declaration of Emergency committee  You used the law, then. Were you inspired by North Korea?

Declaration of Emergency committee  What country inspired you?

Declaration of Emergency committee  Where—

Declaration of Emergency committee  Justice Mosley told you—

Declaration of Emergency committee  I apologize. I certainly don't want to hurt them. What's the holdup? If the legal opinion says that it was legal, give it to us. We'll close the file right now and move on to something else.

Declaration of Emergency committee  In this instance, cabinet is the client.

Declaration of Emergency committee  You know—

Declaration of Emergency committee  Don't speak to me like that. It feels like you take me for a fool.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I've had many clients. If the client tells me—

Declaration of Emergency committee  —that I can speak—