The problem is many people — not here on HN but in general — were happy or at least unperturbed when this happened to right wing figures like Donald Trump, the trucker protestors in Canada and the 1/6 capitol riot people in the US.
It was incredibly obvious this would be inflicted in the other direction to anyone who followed what happened to Wikileaks supporters or people around Ed Snowden.
To everyone saying this is about US hegemony, note not only Canada but also UK (see Nigel Farage) has inflicted this on their own citizens - so they certainly helped lay the groundwork for what amount to extremely petty sanctions (and they too have participated in sanctions efforts).
Your media consumption may be particularly biased if you didn't hear of this! I recommend following outlets from "both sides" even if you find the "other side" offensive. I hate to shill for Ground News, but it's great for this.
You are spreading typical misinformation/propaganda. Temporarily freezing accounts until the law is played out is not the same as debanking someone globally and permanently.
As far as I'm concerned, it's on the same order of badness. "Temporarily freezing" until when? The whim of some government official? No practical difference from using debanking as a political weapon.
Niether Trump nor the "truckers" in Canada were debanked. Freezing your funds in a given country can happen for a variety of reasons and is not remotely the same as debanking someone.
They were temporarily debanked under highly debatable circumstances. Regardless of your political leaning, if you care about basic human freedoms, the level of power the government has over the access individuals have to their finances (in addition to the degree to which every social institution is deeply entangled with that financial system) should be a cause for concern.
The Truckers were on Canadian soil and subject to Canadian law, there was no reason to freeze their accounts like this. They should have been pursued in criminal courts, during which their access to legal counsel should not have been obstructed.
It was incredibly obvious this would be inflicted in the other direction to anyone who followed what happened to Wikileaks supporters or people around Ed Snowden.
To everyone saying this is about US hegemony, note not only Canada but also UK (see Nigel Farage) has inflicted this on their own citizens - so they certainly helped lay the groundwork for what amount to extremely petty sanctions (and they too have participated in sanctions efforts).