Critics call for new rules for online fundraisers after protest convoy takes anonymous donations | CBC News

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Critics are calling on the federal government to introduce new rules for online fundraising campaigns after a fundraiser for this weekend's protest in Ottawa against vaccine mandates raised millions of dollars — in part from anonymous donors and people using fictitious names.

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May said online fundraising campaigns should be required to register with Industry Canada in order to protect consumers. She said the names of donors should be available to government officials, even if they aren't published on the website.May said a consumer protection authority could look into whether donations collected online go to their intended cause.

An analysis by CBC News of donations made since Monday found that while thousands of donations were made by average Canadians or Canadian businesses, more than one third of the donations were anonymous or made under aliases — names of other people or invented titles like "Justin Trudeau's Conscience" or "Dump Trudeau."

GoFundMe says it is a violation of its terms of service for a donor to misrepresent their identity. The company has not yet responded to questions from CBC News about what, if anything, it has done about the fake names used to donate to the convoy fundraiser.Earlier this week, NDP MP Charlie Angus said people donating to a political protest calling for an end to COVID-19 measures shouldn't be allowed to hide behind anonymity.

Trucks participating in a cross-country convoy protesting measures taken by authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 park on Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.

 

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People are freezing, homeless. These bozos spend 4 mil on driving around waving confederate USA flags. Be useful Truckers. Save lives.

And use other people's names or made up ones. Should only be real ones with proof.

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