Category: COVID-19 Mandates

Thousands of Canadians Join Coast-to-Coast ‘Freedom Chain’ to Defend Freedom

Canadians in different parts of the country gathered together at various rallies on Saturday to uphold freedom in an event dubbed the “Freedom Chain.” On March 5, participants rendezvoused along the Trans-Canada Highway, which spans 7,476 km, in an effort to reach across the entirety of the country starting from British Columbia to Newfoundland and…


Canadians Should Now Do ‘Individual Risk Assessment’ for COVID-19, Federal Health Officials Say

Federal public health authorities said Friday that it’s time for Canadians to assume their own COVID-19 risk assessment, making it a personal habit as the country sees the return of more social and economic activities. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, and Dr. Howard Njoo, the deputy chief public health officer, made the…


US Senate Passes Bill to End COVID-19 National Emergency

The U.S. Senate on March 3 passed a measure that would end the national emergency over COVID-19. The bill narrowly passed 48–47 on a party-line vote. All Republicans voted for S.J.Res. 38, which would end the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump on March 13, 2020. All Democrats voted against the declaration, which has been…


Constitutional Rights Group to Sue Ottawa Over ‘Abuse of Government Power’ in Invoking Emergencies Act

A constitutional rights group says it’s suing Ottawa for invoking the Emergencies Act and freezing the financial accounts of several individuals who participated in the recent protests opposing the federal COVID-19 mandates. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) said in a Feb. 25 news release that it has filed a constitutional challenge (pdf) against the feds…


Alberta to Lift ‘Vast Majority’ of COVID-19 Restrictions on March 1

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the province is ready to move on to the next phase of its reopening plan on March 1, as the numbers of COVID-19 transmissions and hospitalizations “continue to decline rapidly.” “With these promising trends, we are in a position to safely move to Step 2 of our path back to normal and remove the vast…


How to End Vaccine Mandates — A History Lesson

Vaccine mandates are nothing new to our nation. Smallpox, which killed around 30% of those infected, provided us with valuable lessons in the 1700s, 1862 and again in 1885. STORY AT-A-GLANCE If you’re wondering how we’ll ever put an end to these draconian COVID-19 mandates that are destroying lives and sanity across the world, take…


Trudeau Government Facing Lawsuits Over Emergencies Act

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and two civil and constitutional rights groups say they will continue to pursue legal challenges of the Canadian government’s use of the Emergencies Act even after the measure was revoked on Feb. 23. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the act on Feb. 14 to give authorities additional powers to deal with…


Nova Scotia to Lift All COVID-19 Restrictions in March

Nova Scotia is set to remove the vaccine passport system by the end of February, while all other COVID-19 restrictions will end on March 21, Premier Tim Houston said. “Assuming everything stays on course, effective March 21 all remaining COVID restrictions in Nova Scotia will be gone,” he said on Feb. 23 during a press conference,…


Civil Liberties Group ‘Disappointed’ With Liberals for Making Vote on Emergencies Act a Confidence Matter

A Canadian civil liberties group said it is “disappointed” with the Liberal government’s move to make voting on the use of the Emergencies Act a matter of confidence. “We are deeply disappointed the government chose to make tonight’s vote a matter of confidence. This morning, we asked the government to revoke the emergency declaration and…


Freedom Convoy Group Ramps Up for Rally in El Monte

A California organizer for Freedom Convoy USA 2022 is staging an overpass rally in Los Angeles County before the caravan heads to Washington, D.C. Mark Perez, the organizer, told The Epoch Times the overpass rally will be held near the junction of Rosemead Boulevard and CA-60 Freeway in El Monte, California, at 9 a.m. on…