A Finnish politician is asking the European Union (EU) to condemn the actions of the Canadian government against protestors in Ottawa for the Freedom Convoy 2022..Laura Huhtasaari, Member of European Parliament (MEP), wrote on the violation of human rights regarding the police brutality and freezing of bank accounts in Canada..“What is the EU’s position on the Canadian government’s actions against peaceful protest?” wrote Huhtasaari..“Canada has decided, inter alia, to freeze the bank accounts of persons taking part in the demonstrations, and has threatened to arrest peaceful demonstrators.”.Estimates reported 208 Canadian accounts worth $3.8 million were frozen under the Emergencies Act order..The letter calls for action from vice-president of the European Commission and the high representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to clarify where the EU stands on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s actions. . Trudeau’s human rights violation against truckers brought to EU attentionOttawa police close in on final protesters, vow to hold all participants accountable | CBC News .Huhtasaari pointed out how Trudeau had supported similar protests to the one in Canada in the not-so-distant past..“In 2020 Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, defended the demonstrations organized in Delhi, in which a bridge was blocked, and defended the right to peaceful protest,” she wrote..“Does the Commission or the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy intend to condemn the measures used by Canada against peaceful protest in the Canadian convoy demonstration?”.Violence exerted by police forces have been condemned in the past by the EU, Huhtasaari names instances in Hungary and Poland where the EU stated “the principle rule of law has been placed in jeopardy” when condemning those countries’ actions..Find Huhtasaari’s statement here..Ewa Sudyk is a reporter with the Western Standard.esudyk@westernstandardonline.com
