Canada: In a Blow To Liberty, Government Invokes Emergencies Act Against Domestic Protests | Cato at Liberty Blog

Monday s edicts underscore how dangerous it is to arm government with the kind of financial and emergency powers that can bypass due process, bring targets to their knees through economic incapacitation without trial, and shred privacy. I second Norbert Michel and Nicholas Anthony s comments yesterday: Many Americans may not realize it, but the same principles that make this attack on Canadians financial freedom possible are engrained in U.S. law. &Whether people realize it or not, this sort of event could just as easily occur in the United States. In fact, it s a prime example of why Americans need stronger financial privacy rights.

I would add that the news lends new appeal to a perennial libertarian cause, that of limiting the scope of emergency powers that governments gather to themselves, often with the excuse of anticipating security threats.

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Well said.