He said he has “heard some discussions about a freedom convoy headed to Winnipeg.”

The criminal trial of Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber has adjourned after more than 30 days of evidence and arguments, and is expected to resume in January.

Commentary There’s something happening both with the Freedom Convoy movement in Canada and the mass protests in Europe.

With the criminal trial of Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber having gone on hiatus after its 13th day wrapped up, it seems no closer to completion.

A report by CTV News on Dec. 19 said the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) had started preparing ahead of a possible Freedom Convoy redux by purchasing equipment.

The court has acquitted an Ontario grandfather charged with mischief and police obstruction, after police accused him of providing gas in jerrycans to protesters who attended the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa in early 2022.

GoFundMe took their Freedom Convoy fundraiser offline on Feb. 4. Juan Benitez, former president of GoFundMe, said that neither the federal government nor local authorities contacted him to dismantle the fundraiser.

Commentary Across the world, many remember the Freedom Convoy in the early days of 2022, with the crowded overpasses and the Canadian and American flags waving side by side for freedom.

During the protests, Freedom Convoy organizers issued statements saying they were not part of the blockades at the border crossings.

Directives In February, two members of Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2), the military's elite counterterrorism force, were reported to be under investigation for allegedly being in downtown Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy.

(Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times) Children participate in the Freedom Convoy protest against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions in Ottawa on Feb. 9, 2022.

However, internal reports from Public Safety Canada itself said there was no evidence of violence by Freedom Convoy supporters in Ottawa.

The Ontario government is appealing the acquittal of a grandfather charged with mischief and police obstruction, after police accused him of providing gas in jerry cans to Freedom Convoy protestors in Ottawa in February 2022.

One of the main spokesmen for the "Freedom Convoy" says he did not agree with a proposed deal, struck between organizers and the city of Ottawa, that would have seen truckers move their vehicles out of residential areas.

Inspired by "Freedom Convoy" demonstrations in Canada, the motorists—from numerous cities across France—were expected to gather outside Paris and seek to defy a police order not to enter the city.

"He is a defender of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and believes that he was exercising his Charter right to freedom of expression when making the $50 donation to support the Ottawa Freedom Convoy."

“I’m going to tell you - and I would know, because I meet with organizers weekly - the likelihood of the Freedom Convoy returning to Ottawa in February is very low at this point.”

Months after Freedom Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller accused an Enterprise Canada employee of carrying a Nazi flag at the Ottawa trucker protest, the company announced it has resolved its defamation suit against Miller over the comments.

Freedom Convoy protests started in Ottawa at the end of January and ended the next month after the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act.

Because that’s what the Freedom Convoy, which began a year ago, was ultimately saying: Enough is enough. Things have gone too far. Just leave people alone and give them a little breathing room.

Two ministers with key portfolios in the Trudeau government joked about sending tanks against the Freedom Convoy a few days after the trucker-led protest had settled in Ottawa, according to text messages.

Crown prosecutor Tim Radcliffe argued that the Freedom Convoy was "anything but peaceful" on the opening day of the trial, saying that Ms. Lich and Mr.

A House of Commons committee voted Oct. 24 to question Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officials on "conflicting" testimonies concerning whether or not the Freedom Convoy protest constituted a national emergency.

Tom Marazzo, a military veteran who acted as a spokesperson for the Ottawa Freedom Convoy protest in February, urged supporters to remain calm in reaction to Lich's arrest.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there were times during the “Freedom Convoy” protests last winter that the three levels of government were not working together as well as they could.

'No Concerns' A Toronto Star article published on March 19 cited an anonymous police source claiming that some Freedom Convoy protesters had loaded shotguns in their trunks.

By official estimate, around $7.8 million held in 267 bank and credit union accounts and 170 bitcoin wallets owned by Freedom Convoy sympathizers were frozen by federal authorities at the time of the protests.

Commentary Dear Freedom Convoy: It’s time to go home. Declare victory and withdraw from the Heart of Darkness. The protest is over. And it worked. I know, I know. Justin Trudeau is still prime minister and still annoying.

The Freedom Convoy truckers, the men and women who made the trek across country to Ottawa in the dead of winter like a brigadier line, are the tip of a very long and powerful spear. 

OTTAWA—Truckers and supporters of the "Freedom Convoy" rallied in Ottawa on Jan. 29 to call for the abolition of vaccine mandates and others COVID-19 restrictive public health measures.