“The Freedom Convoy and our supporters have always denounced violence. We only support peaceful protest. We are here in peaceful lawful protest, seeking the restoration of our fundamental rights and freedoms," he said.

A protest in New Zealand against COVID mandates that was inspired by the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" swelled in numbers on Feb. 16 on Parliament grounds in Wellington, authorities said.

The requested amount is part of the over $20 million the Freedom Convoy received through crowdfunding platforms GoFundMe and GiveSendGo in February.

OTTAWA—The Freedom Convoy protests continue in Ottawa, with volunteers preparing feasts for the protesters, and setting up play areas for children.

Ford was among the minority of premiers who approved of Trudeau's plan to invoke the Emergencies Act to clear convoy protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions.

Thousands gather around Parliament Hill in support of the Freedom Convoy truck protest in Ottawa on Feb. 5, 2022.

An Ontario police officer is facing disciplinary charges for recording a video while in uniform in which she voiced support for the truckers' Freedom Convoy protest earlier this year.

Due to the leak, individuals who donated to the Freedom Convoy have faced consequences.

In February, Conservative MP Mark Strahl said that one of his constiuents who donated $50 to the Freedom Convoy had had her bank account frozen.

Kyle Sefcik, national organizer for Freedom Convoy USA 2022 told The Epoch Times on Feb. 26, The People’s Convoy is now the “official” convoy. “I’m disappointed that our own little convoy didn’t have like 30 to 50 trucks.

“The Freedom Convoy so far has been peaceful and cooperative with police,” said a Jan. 27 report, obtained by Blacklock’s Reporters.

Conservative leadership contender Jean Charest took aim at rival candidate Pierre Poilievre on April 8, saying the MP's support for the Freedom Convoy “disqualifies” him to be the next prime minister for Canada.

Thousands of protesters gathered in a massive "Freedom Convoy" to protest the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions at Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2022, (Jonathan Ren/The Epoch Times) Supporters of the Freedom Convoy protest against

An "MSNBC Reports" segment pushed the narrative that the Freedom Convoy amounts to a "nationwide insurrection,” according to Fox News.

tow away any vehicles involved in the Freedom Convoy,” Alliance Towing Ottawa said.

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), a legal group representing the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, said "police would be breaking the law if police attempt to intimidate or arrest people who bring food or other supplies to truckers who are

Nuñez also voiced support for the Freedom Convoy and denounced the cancelling of the fundraising account.

"The trucker convoy, dubbed the “Freedom Convoy” – even by a mostly unwelcoming media – became a symbol for pandemic fatigue and, I believe, growing opposition to illiberal restrictions on Canadians," he wrote.

Dubbed “Freedom Convoy 2022,” hundreds of vehicles set off from northern British Columbia, with truck drivers joining from across Canada along the way.

DND told the Globe the flight was unrelated to the Freedom Convoy protest.

Charland said his group led a convoy that was 107 km long from Lachute, Quebec, to the Ottawa area for the Freedom Convoy events.

A convoy of truckers and other protesters have remained in Ottawa for nearly two weeks.

A video posted by the "Freedom Convoy Nederland" showed the group. Protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 mandates gather as a truck convoy blocks the highway at the U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alberta, on Feb. 2, 2022.

The charges on Hillier also relate to his attendance at the Freedom Convoy protest.

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich will remain in jail until July 5, when a full-day bail hearing will be held.

Demonstrators take part in the Freedom Convoy protests against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions in Ottawa on Jan. 31, 2022.

Ottawa police say a man charged with arson in relation to a fire deliberately set in a downtown Ottawa apartment building on Feb. 6 was not connected with the “Freedom Convoy” protest occurring at the time.

Commentary The federal government’s unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act to close down the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa and other protests stemming from it, has taken another judicial ruling squarely on the chin.

Thousands gather around Parliament Hill in support of the Freedom Convoy truck protest in Ottawa on Feb. 5, 2022.

Children participate in the Freedom Convoy protest against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions in Ottawa on Feb. 9, 2022.