As RedState reported last night, the Ontario government garnered an order from a judge barring donations through GiveSendGo to the Freedom Convoy in Canada. That came after GoFundMe shut down a fundraiser meant to support the effort, forcing donors to another platform.

BREAKING: The Ontario government says it has effectively frozen all donations made to the trucker convoy through GiveSendGo. It is now a criminal offence to have any "dealing" with money from donations through this platform. pic.twitter.com/EhWWqe1V6J

— Andrew Lawton (@AndrewLawton) February 10, 2022

In a refreshing development, GiveSendGo, a Christian-based fundraising site, has responded the right way. Instead of kowtowing to the dictates of out-of-control authorities, they are telling these Canadian officials what they can do with their order.

Know this! Canada has absolutely ZERO jurisdiction over how we manage our funds here at GiveSendGo. All funds for EVERY campaign on GiveSendGo flow directly to the recipients of those campaigns, not least of which is The Freedom Convoy campaign.

— GiveSendGo (@GiveSendGo) February 11, 2022

Without trying to analyze all the legal ins and outs here, the idea that an order from a single province in Canada could universally criminalize donating to a site based in the United States never made any sense. Perhaps Ontario officials could go after individual donors within their jurisdiction, but even that seems highly questionable.

Of course, the practical aspects of this are even more detrimental to the government’s order. I highly doubt Ontario has the resources to forensically track every person who is donating to GiveSendGo, and you can bet the company isn’t going to give up that information voluntarily. In the end, the entire gambit comes across as a weak and desperate attempt to stop a movement that is only gaining steam. As I said in my prior write-up on the order, if Ontario officials want to play tough guy, then they should go physically remove the truckers and clear the roads.

Returning to GiveSendGo, standing up and saying they aren’t going to abide by the order nor will they stop divvying out donations to the truckers is unequivocally the right move. As an issue of individual liberty, it is important for companies to not bow to tyrannical edicts without a fight. Further, GiveSendGo will almost certainly benefit financially by raising its profile and garnering more business in the future.

Still, I don’t expect this to be the last word. The wildcard here is what the United States will do. It’s entirely possible that Joe Biden and his bureaucratic cronies get involved in an effort to target GiveSendGo. If that happens, things get a lot more complicated. Still, I believe this is a fight the Freedom Convoy, its donors, and GiveSendGo are willing to wage until the end.

At the end of the day, the Canadian government should be made to use force to stop the protests. If that’s a risk they want to take, politically or otherwise, make them take it. But under no circumstances should they be given the easy way out, which is what this order represents.