Freedom Convoy
Three years after TD Bank froze his bank accounts, peaceful protestor Evan Blackman faces retrial
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the retrial of peaceful protestor Evan Blackman is set to begin on Thursday, August 14, 2025, in the Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa. When Mr. Blackman was first charged with mischief and obstruction for his participation in the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, Toronto-Dominion Bank froze several of his bank accounts, sparking a national debate about government overreach.
Mr. Blackman was acquitted of all charges in October 2023, but the Crown appealed that decision.
If Mr. Blackman is convicted at his second trial, his lawyer will ask the court to stay all proceedings against him as a remedy for the freezing of his bank accounts.
The judge hearing Mr. Blackman’s retrial has already compelled TD Bank and the RCMP to hand over records about the bank account freezes. “The freezing of Mr. Blackman’s bank accounts was an extreme overreach on the part of the police and the federal government,” says constitutional lawyer Chris Fleury.
“These records will hopefully reveal exactly how and why Mr. Blackman’s accounts were frozen,” he says.
Further information about these records may be revealed, if necessary, at another hearing scheduled for Thursday, August 21, 2025.
Video evidence from the original trial shows Mr. Blackman acting as a peacemaker during the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, at one point even holding back other protesters to prevent confrontation with police, kneeling in front of officers for several minutes, removing his hat, placing his hands on his chest, and singing “O Canada” shortly before his arrest.
Constitutional lawyer Chris Fleury said, “After being acquitted on all charges following his first trial, and being called a peacemaker by the judge, Mr. Blackman has endured another two years of legal uncertainty.”
“Mr. Blackman is hopeful that he will once again be acquitted, and this matter will finally end,” he added.
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From LifeSiteNews
The Royal Bank of Canada terminated Freedom Convoy lawyer Eva Chipiuk’s accounts, saying her activity is outside its ‘client risk appetite’ and prompting accusations of political targeting.
The Royal Bank of Canada is shutting down a Freedom Convoy lawyer’s accounts over “risk concerns.”
In a July 23 post on X, Freedom Convoy layer Eva Chipiuk revealed that the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) terminated its banking relationship with her, citing “risk-related concerns” due to “recent activity” being outside their “client risk appetite.”
“As a federally regulated financial institution, RBC is required by law to comply with applicable legislation,” the letter, posted on X, read. “These laws require that we implement certain processes and procedures which directly support the formulation of RBC’s positions with respect to risk.”
“After careful consideration, we regretfully advise you that the recent activity in your accounts is outside of RBC’s client risk appetite, and consequently we are no longer in a position to continue our banking relationship with you,” it continued.
Well, I wasn’t expecting this, @RBC.
Welcome to Canada, where tyranny has great customer service. pic.twitter.com/yQI8QUs8pj
— Eva Chipiuk, BSc, LLB, LLM (@echipiuk) July 23, 2025
The decision followed a flagged Bitcoin transaction, after which RBC froze her account and asked her questions about her crypto activities, which she described to the Western Standard as “strange and demeaning.”
The bank gave her until August 18, 2025, to find a new financial institution, cryptically referencing compliance with federal regulations but providing no specific law or detailed explanation.
Chipiuk, who has been vocal about her criticism of Canadian institutions, suggested the debanking might be linked to her involvement in the Freedom Convoy or her public stance.
Many Canadians responded to the news online, calling out tyrannical government behavior and advocating for Canadians to invest their money in bitcoin and crypto currency.
“This is brazen and astonishing behavior by @RBC towards @echipiuk,” Ontario member of provincial parliament (MPP) Randy Hillier wrote on X.
“Eva is a well-known lawyer in Canada and has been debanked apparently because she is a ‘risk,’” he continued. “It appears that because she uses crypto and is a well known vocal advocate for freedom, she can’t have a bank account.”
“Please note! Everyone of the 5 Canadian bank owns a major stake in each other,” he warned. “Banks are becoming unsafe for Canadians and Credit unions are a safe and better alternative.”
This is brazen and astonishing behavior by @RBC towards @echipiuk.
Eva is a well-known lawyer in Canada and has been debanked apparently because she is a "risk."It appears that because she uses crypto and is a well known vocal advocate for freedom, she can't have a bank… https://t.co/Z5JsShDkoI
— Randy Hillier (@randyhillier) July 23, 2025
The move is reminiscent of major Canadian banks freezing funds of those who donated to the 2022 Freedom Convoy, under the direction of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Under his invocation of the Emergencies Act, which was later ruled to be unjustified, the Trudeau government took the unprecedented step of freezing the bank accounts of hundreds who donated to and sympathized with the truckers to the tune of almost $8 million.
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