The content originally appeared on: CNN (CNN)Canada has invoked the country's Emergencies Act for the first time ever in an attempt to sever financial support for protesters' costly blockades at US border crossings over Covid-19 mandates. Financial institutions will now have the power to freeze personal or corporate accounts they believe are being used to fund the illegal protests, Freeland said. 'This is about following the money. This is about stopping the financing of these illegal blockades,' Minister of Finance […]