Consequences of the Trucker Convoy

Roadblock or Drive-Through?

Dr. Caroline Hossein and PhD student James Patriquin explain the possible consequences of the Federal Government’s use of the Emergency’s Act on February 14th 2022.

The disruptive “Trucker Convoy” in Ottawa, and other cities this winter, has led to the corralling of informal funding groups in an attempt to protect democracy. According to Hossein and Patriquin this could have outcomes counter to claims of protecting democracy, such as the strengthening of a ridged centralised and nationalist system over choices in co-ops and informal financing.

Canadians are being asked to trust a cadre of financial elites to observe their transactions in a fair and non-discriminatory manner, despite many recorded instances of mistreatment and exclusion by our big banks. ... These changes will drive bad actors beyond the government’s legal authority and burden good actors who stay within it.

Caroline Hossein