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Bridget Burns’ policy on freezing protester assets

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Should the government have the power to freeze the bank accounts of participants in illegal protests?

BB>BB  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, the government should never seize assets without a court order and due process.

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Very strongly agree

No, the government should never seize assets without a court order and due process.

Strong fit with Green emphasis on Charter rights, due process, and limiting state power; their critique of 2022 measures often focused on necessity, proportionality, and legal safeguards. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, de-banking political dissidents is a tactic used by authoritarian regimes, not democracies.

Green MPs and party messaging around the 2022 convoy emphasized rights, due process, and concern about precedent; they would broadly agree that financial punishment of political activity resembles authoritarian tactics if not tightly constrained. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, declaring "financial martial law" destroys trust in the banking system and unjustly punishes families.

Consistent with Green concerns after 2022 about chilling effects, collateral harm to families, and undermining trust in institutions when financial tools are used broadly against protest-linked individuals. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No

They would lean against giving government broad power to freeze accounts of protest participants, especially after criticizing the 2022 Emergencies Act use; however they may allow narrowly tailored, lawful tools in extreme cases, so not a full -5. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but only with strict time limits and explicit parliamentary approval.

They might accept a highly constrained framework (time limits, parliamentary oversight) more than an open-ended power, but many Greens still argued in 2022 that existing laws were sufficient and emergency financial powers were unnecessary. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes

Greens generally opposed using the Emergencies Act and related financial measures during the 2022 convoy; they emphasize civil liberties and proportionality, so a blanket "Yes" is too permissive. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes, cutting off funding is a critical non-violent tool to dismantle illegal blockades.

Greens criticized the 2022 use of emergency financial powers as overreach; framing account-freezing as a "critical" tool to dismantle blockades is more aligned with pro-emergency-power arguments than Green civil-liberties concerns. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, the government needs emergency powers to stop protesters from holding the economy hostage.

Greens were skeptical of expanding emergency powers in 2022 and would strongly reject a justification centered on sweeping emergency authority to protect the economy. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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