As of Monday, the Freedom Convoy has raised about $10 million on GoFundMe to keep them provisioned during their occupation of Ottawa.

But Mathieu Fleury, Ottawa City Councillor of Rideau-Vanier Ward, announced Monday his intention to seize the Freedom Convoy's funds.

"This morning, I have asked the city manager and city solicitor to immediately launch court proceedings targeting the millions of dollars in funds frozen by @GoFundMe so Ottawa taxpayers are not left holding the bag for these protests," tweeted Fleury, who has since protected his account.

The email states:

"I want to voice my support for the notion of City initiating actions against the GoFundMe funds to cover City expenses from incidents from the protests. (Police costs, businesses and residents for clean-up, promotion for our City, and messaging to support downtown residents, and funds for local groups who were victimized over the weekend) Please advise on actions we can and will take."