Records show Assiniboine Credit Union called police on a depositor who was not “deemed illegal,” but liked Facebook posts about the Freedom Convoy, according to Blacklock’s Reporter. .“We feel he is potentially involved,” Assiniboine Credit Union managers told police. .An unnamed bank reported one customer’s credit card transaction for a gas mask. The incidents are cited in documents about the scope of the bank account freezes under the Emergencies Act. .Assiniboine Credit Union reported the Facebook user to RCMP one day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act. .The credit union said it had staff monitor the account holder’s social media posts and pick through transactions, including a $29 deposit. .“Prior to this decision by the federal government, account activity was being monitored, but not deemed illegal,” said credit union managers. .RCMP noted the name of the account holder. A police memo called him a “well-known anti-vax.” .RCMP revealed in an email in February an unidentified bank singled out an account holder who used his credit card at an Army Surplus location. .“It won’t come as a surprise, but a bank has frozen assets of an individual and they also disclosed a purchase was recently made at an Ottawa Army Surplus store,” said RCMP. .“Most likely a gas mask.”.The latest records follow a disclosure in December that Desjardins reported customers who made suspicious purchases of gas or appeared to use their credit card to buy items for making protest signs. Desjardins named a couple who deposited $20,000. .“The money is used to pay some bills regarding marketing like signs and paper for the (protest),” said Desjardins. .The Ontario Court of Justice said on November 3 Facebook messages of support for the Freedom Convoy did not justify a conviction for mischief for St. Catharines resident David Romlewski. .READ MORE: Judge rules Facebook messages supporting Freedom Convoy aren't mischief.“He is not to be convicted because of his political views, only criminal acts he committed,” said Ontario Court of Justice Justice Robert Wadden..Wadden said the Facebook posts were encouragement rather than a crime. Romlewski faced multiple criminal charges after a police roundup of Freedom Convoy protestors under the Emergencies Act.
