Former Conservative interim leader and MP Candice Bergen is criticizing Prime Minster Justin Trudeau for what she said amounts to mischaracterization of a private phone conversation between the two amid the FreedomConvoy protests last winter.
The Ottawa Police Service announced on Feb. 1 it made its first arrests related to the “FreedomConvoy” protest that has taken place in Ottawa since Jan. 29.
"It was part and parcel of a legitimate, if colourful, political debate on the merits of the [Freedom] convoy and of the government’s response."
McKenney responded with a shrug emoji "indicating little concern for the comment," the lawyers argued.
And so, Canadian truckers organized, creating the FreedomConvoy.
This massive caravan may very well have set a world record, as it’s estimated that 50,000 trucks have joined with it. That’s trucks—not truckers.
In February 2022, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—in an unprecedented action, at least in modern terms—froze the bank accounts of truckers who formed "FreedomConvoys" protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
A person crosses the street beside a big rig parked on Metcalfe Street in downtown Ottawa during the second week of the FreedomConvoy protest against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions, on Feb. 7, 2022.
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The event comes after authorities most recently dispersed protesters participating in the "FreedomConvoy 2022" that first began to oppose the vaccine mandate imposed on Jan. 15, requiring truck drivers crossing back into
Protesters talk to police as a vehicle convoy blocks the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., on Feb. 9, 2022. (Lisa Lin/The Epoch Times)
Trucks part of the "FreedomConvoy" ride through downtown Ottawa, Canada, on Jan. 29, 2022.
“Everyone, please get vaccinated and get boosted,” Trudeau tweeted at the time, as the trucker-led FreedomConvoy demanding the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions was settling in Ottawa.
For the uninitiated, the FreedomConvoy protests, which began in Ottawa in January, were in direct response to a mandate requiring all Canadian cross-border truckers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
He cited the recent example of the federal government using the Emergencies Act to freeze bank accounts of supporters and protesters in the FreedomConvoy without a court order.
Opponents of the FreedomConvoy have latched onto pictures of an individual holding a Nazi flag, and the holding or display of at least two Confederate flags on Jan. 29 to try to paint the entire group as racist and bigoted.
The Department of Finance relied on the financial institutions’ “good faith” in the freezing of accounts of individuals participating or supporting the FreedomConvoy this winter and did not verify if the measure was being applied properly.
The labour dispute at British Columbia ports is receiving a federal reaction previously used for events including the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, blockades associated with the FreedomConvoy, and the short-lived rebellion in Russia last month.
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The protests were inspired by the FreedomConvoy movement that began as a demonstration against a requirement for truck drivers to have COVID-19 vaccination for cross-border travel.
We thank GiveSendFor for their commitment to ensure that the donations flow directly to the FreedomConvoy truckers here in Ottawa."
People have continued donating through Feb. 19.
A House of Commons committee wants to hear from the fundraiser platform GoFundMe about the millions of dollars collected so far by the organizers of the “FreedomConvoy,” as trucks continue blocking streets in downtown Ottawa.
The protest at the Coutts border crossing started on Jan. 29, which was one of several demonstrations inspired by the "FreedomConvoy" that encamped in the downtown core of Ottawa for over three weeks in opposition to the federal government’s vaccine
A group of over 10,000 Canadian truckers are leading FreedomConvoy, a protest against government mandates, and will be joined by hundreds or thousands of American truckers who support the cause.
She also counts ousted Conservative Party leadership candidate Joseph Bourgault, Unified Grassroots founder Nadine Ness, and FreedomConvoy leader and local trucker Chris Barber as other friends she would not have made in different circumstances.
The Conservatives’ public safety critic says recently released government documents show that the threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act to clear the FreedomConvoy protests wasn’t met and that the federal government was wrong to use the act.
GoFundMe declared, without shame, that they will “send all remaining funds to credible and established charities chosen by the FreedomConvoy 2022 organizers and verified by GoFundMe.”
Even though the OPP has no national mandate, the commission heard that the POIB was tracking and assessing the FreedomConvoy early on, as it would eventually cross into Ontario and arrive in Ottawa.
The night before the Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act to deal with the truckers' "FreedomConvoy" protest, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security and intelligence adviser, Jody Thomas, told cabinet members that "there was potential
