OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the economic threat to Canada escalated "exponentially" when Freedom Convoy protesters blocked a key trade hub between the United States and Canada in early February.

An executive from the online crowdfunding platform GoFundMe said in testimony before a parliamentary committee that there is no evidence suggesting that any of the funds raised for the Freedom Convoy protest through the platform were illegal or acquired

An Ontario court has granted bail to Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich following a new bail hearing on July 26.

A senior federal public servant says the United States Department of Homeland Security was concerned that major protest blockades in Canada could catch on south of the border. Dominic Rochon, a senior assistant deputy minister with the national and cybersecurity branch of the government, was among the first federal representatives to testify at the public […]

GoFundMe removed the Freedom Convoy's crowdfunding account on Feb. 4 for "violating" its service terms. While active, the Freedom Convoy account raised over $10 million.

OTTAWA—Tamara Lich, an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy," is set to appear in an Ottawa court today for a bail hearing after being arrested last week for allegedly breaching one of her bail conditions.

The Department of Public Safety did not consider the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa a threat to national security up to at least Feb. 7, internal documents reveal.

The lawyer for Ottawa's former police chief says the number of officers needed to clear the Freedom Convoy wasn't "pulled out of a hat," despite concerns expressed by a senior Ontario Provincial Police officer. Supt.

The author of this letter wishes to keep their name private due to fear of reprisal or doxxing because they donated to the Freedom Convoy.

Mendicino was commenting on the issue of fundraising by the Freedom Convoy.

Hundreds gather on Parliament Hill to celebrate the first anniversary of the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa on Jan. 28, 2023.

In November 2022, an officer with the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) forfeited 40 hours of pay for donating to the Freedom Convoy protest.

“The Freedom Convoy so far has been peaceful and cooperative with police,” said a Jan. 27 report.

Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski has been found guilty of mischief for encouraging truckers to continue their blockade of the Coutts Canada–United States border crossing during the Freedom Convoy protest, a Lethbridge judge has ruled. "Mr.

The national security adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that senior officials are planning ahead for the possibility of another "Freedom Convoy" protest in early 2023.

The Defence Department's top official says he told the military to prepare to intervene as "Freedom Convoy" protests gridlocked downtown Ottawa and several border crossings with the U.S. earlier this year.

Freedom Convoy 2022 Doctors and nurses deal with upset people every day. We allow room to express and grieve, even if we do not like or value the content. We embrace expression and limit inappropriate behaviour.

The researchers noted that many Canadians opposed to the Freedom Convoy also felt the use of the Emergencies Act was unnecessary.

Canada's labour department complained about a "significant" labour shortage in the trucking industry days before the truckers' Freedom Convoy protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandate broke out earlier this year.

Commentary No one should downplay, much less deny, the acts of idiocy that went on during the self-styled Freedom Convoy of big rigs in Ottawa.

An internal email from a senior RCMP officer acknowledged that there was “no serious violence in Ottawa” related to the Freedom Convoy protest—an assessment that differs from that of Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.

Freedom Convoy Protest The observer told Trudeau that he had attended the Freedom Convoy protest, saying "it was one of the most peaceful places I've ever been." He asked Trudeau if he thought the protest was "a good thing." "No, it wasn't.

"The main reason for canceling the Freedom Convoy 2.0 is, since I made the official announcing plans to bring the Official Freedom Convoy 2.0 back to Ottawa Area for a 4-day reunion, I have had several security breaches, and personal character attacks

Tamara Lich is appealing her bail conditions because they violate her Charter freedoms, says a constitutional rights group representing the Freedom Convoy organizer.

The Freedom Convoy, originally launched by independent truckers protesting a vaccine mandate which put thousands of them out of work, was joined by thousands more Canadians from all walks of life.

Protesters mark the first anniversary of police removal of the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa on Feb. 18, 2023. (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times) Protesters mark the first anniversary of police removal of the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa on Feb. 18, 2023.

Despite being a visible figure, King isn’t one of the Freedom Convoy organizers, according to a lawyer from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, which represents several of the convoy leaders.

Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault said on Feb. 21 that the “stated goal” of the Freedom Convoy was to “overthrow a duly elected national government.” The stated goal of the main Freedom Convoy organizers was the repealing of vaccine mandates.

After GoFundMe shut down the Freedom Convoy fundraiser, funds started flowing to another convoy fundraiser on the platform GiveSendGo.

A Calgary trucker arrested as co-organizer of the Freedom Convoy sought to move his trial out of Ottawa, where he is worried potential jurors are more likely to have a bias against him.