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Ontario Government Appeals Acquittal of Grandfather Charged With Mischief at Freedom Convoy

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. Allen Remley, a 70-year-old grandfather of 16 and father of four who lives near Guelph, was found not guilty of…


Grandfather Acquitted of Mischief Charges Involving Red Wagon at Freedom Convoy

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. His lawyer, Jim Karahalios, said he believes it is the first acquittal on criminal charges of any individual associated with…


Ottawa City Committee Votes to Reopen Wellington Street in Front of Parliament, One Year After Convoy Protest

After Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill was closed to traffic beginning in late January 2022 due to the Freedom Convoy protests, the city’s Transportation Committee on Jan. 26 voted to reopen the road on March 1 or thereafter. Large concrete barriers were installed soon after the largest protest in Canadian history descended upon the…


Scotiabank to Close Accounts of Controversial Podcaster, Army Veteran Jeremy MacKenzie, Bans Him From Branches

Jeremy MacKenzie, a Canadian Armed Forces veteran and former infantry soldier with three children, who runs a podcast called “Raging Dissident,” has been banned from his banking institution, Scotiabank, and told by the bank that it no longer wants him as a customer. MacKenzie said he will consider legal action. “I might need to sue…


Scotiabank to Close Accounts of Diagolon Founder Jeremy MacKenzie, Bans Him From Branches

Jeremy MacKenzie, a Canadian Armed Forces veteran and former infantry soldier with three children, who runs a podcast called “Raging Dissident,” has been banned from his banking institution, Scotiabank, and told by the bank that it no longer wants him as a customer. MacKenzie, who is the founder of Diagolon, said he will consider legal action….


Panicked Customers Jammed Phone Lines After Bank Accounts Frozen by Government: Records

Anxious Canadians called their banks within hours of the government freezing accounts of alleged supporters and protesters who the government flagged as participating in or donating to the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa last year. An unidentified executive at the Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA), a national organization representing the country’s credit unions, sent an…


Convoy Organizers Denied Access to $200,000 for Legal Fees

Two organizers of the Freedom Convoy who wanted $200,000 from funds frozen by the court, and held in trust pending a class action lawsuit for honking during the Ottawa protest earlier this year, were turned down by a judge on Dec. 6. Chris Garrah and Benjamin “BJ” Dichter argued at a hearing on Nov. 15…


CAF Not Pleased That Military Members Supported the Freedom Convoy

Emails from government and Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) officials regarding soldiers and military members who were in favour of the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa in February, show that officials condemned any military member supporting the protest. The emails, now public, were submitted as part of the inquiry into the invocation of the Emergencies Act…


Threat of Violence Was Key Factor in Decision to Invoke Emergencies Act: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau painted a picture of Canada teetering on the edge of violence as he defended his government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in February to end the “Freedom Convoy” protests. Testifying at a public inquiry looking into that choice on Friday, Trudeau said the threat of serious violence was the key…


Cory Morgan: The Reason Canada Has Become an Investment Pariah Is Due to Liberal Government Policy, Not the Convoy Protest

Commentary If there is one thing investors like before committing funds to projects, it’s a sense of stability. They want to know circumstances won’t unexpectedly change and sour their investment. This is particularly true with foreign investors who entrust their capital to a nation over which they have no control. That makes them more skittish…