'Freedom Convoy' organizer from Sask. suing federal government for using Emergencies Act to freeze accounts

Chris Barber, a main organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" is suing the federal government for using the Emergencies Act to freeze his bank accounts, arguing it breached his Charter rights to protest COVID-19 mandates.Chris Barber, from Swift Current, Sask., was one of the main organizers of the 'Freedom Convoy.' He is suing Ottawa for using Emergencies Act to freeze his bank accounts.

Barber and Tamara Lich, who is from Medicine Hat, Alta., spearheaded protests in opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandates that gridlocked downtown Ottawa and key border points in 2022. Barber's lawsuit comes weeks after Federal Court Judge Richard Mosley ruled it was unreasonable for the federal government to use the Emergencies Act to quell the protests.

The statement of claim says all of Barber's personal and business bank accounts were frozen the next day without notice. He couldn't withdraw cash, deposit money or use credit cards, and automatic payments were blocked, it says. That resulted in missed payments and defaults on loans and credit card bills, damaging his credit score, the document says. Barber is still being rejected for business funding applications and has been told his bank accounts will be "marred indefinitely," says the lawsuit.

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