Freezing Bank Accounts, 1
Vocabulary
| prime | protest | prime minister |
| drastic | freedom | take action |
| convey | remove | take/took/taken |
| invoke | suspend | emergency |
| allow | scope (2) | insurance |
| limit | donation | bank account |
| call in | corporate | freeze/froze/frozen (2) |
| act (3) | military | strengthen |
| law | support | enforcement |
| reopen | trample | meanwhile |
| across | traffic (2) | ambassador |
| border | blockade | busy/busier/busiest |
| cross | level (4) | bridge (2) |
| non | raise (3) | come to an end |
| join (2) | turn back | official (2) |
| vaccine | mandate | bring/brought/brought (2) |
| disrupt | dozen (2) | restriction |
| arrest | block (3) | account (2) |
| site | judge (2) | crowdfunding |
| step in | based (2) | fight of my life |
| insane | continue | think/thought/thought (2) |
| step (3) | fight (2) | absolutely |
| agency | right (5) | give/gave/given |
| broad (2) | send/sent/sent |
Video
Transcript
After weeks of protests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking drastic action to put an end to the freedom convoy protests.
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada: “The time to go home . . . is NOW.”
Trudeau invoking emergency powers allowing the government to remove cars and trucks, suspend their insurance — and even freeze trucker’s personal and corporate bank accounts.
He says the powers will be limited in scope and that he’s not calling in the military
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada: “The emergencies act will be used to strengthen and support law enforcement agencies at all levels across the country.”
Meanwhile traffic is moving again across the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest land border crossing between the US and Canada.
Doug Ford, Ontario Premier: “The blockade at our border in Windsor has now come to an end. The ambassador bridge has reopened.”
Officials though were turning back non-Canadians trying to join the blockade that’s brought weeks of protest over vaccine mandates and coveted restrictions to Ottawa and disrupted daily life.
On Sunday two dozen people were arrested. Officials are also blocking donations for truckers; a Canadian judge freezing more than eight million in donations to a crowdfunding site.
Heather Wilson, Co-Founder of GiveSendGo: “This is probably going to be the fight of my life.”
Heather Wilson co-founder of the US-based crowdfunding site GiftSendGo is fighting back.
Heather Wilson, Co-Founder of GiveSendGo: “We’re going to continue this fight for freedom. This is absolutely insane that governments think they can step in and trample on people’s god-given rights.”
And the company has brought support so far nearly 9 million dollars have been raised through GiveSendGo for these truckers.
Questions
Trucking, Delivery. Canada had been rocked by riots, looting and arson. True or false?
Warehouse. Did Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent in riot police and the military to end the truckers’ strike?
Bridge, Road. The US and Canada trade main by ships. Is this right or wrong? Was the Ambassador Bridge damaged?
Airport, Harbor. Why were the truckers protesting?
Government, Bureau, Agency. Were ordinary people angry and frustrated with the protesting truckers? Did ordinary citizens oppose the truckers?
Police, Law Enforcement. Only residents of Ottawa, Canada were concerned. Is this correct or incorrect?
Courts, Justice System. Did the police allow the truckers to continue demonstrating?
Bank, Financial Institution. Does the crowdfunding co-founder obediently accede to the financial freezes?
Insurance. Do most people support the government’s actions?
Clinic, Hospital. What do you think of the Prime Minister and the judge’s decision to freeze the protesters’ accounts and crowdfunding transactions?
Pharmacy. Was the freezing of accounts “Orwellian” and “dystopian”?
Farm, Orchard. What could or should the Prime Minister and courts have done?
Store, Shop, Supermarket. What might happen in the future?
House, Home. What could or should ordinary citizens do?
