Tag: Trucker Convoy

GoFundMe Seizes $10M of Trucker Protest Fundraising, Will Give to Charities Instead

GoFundMe says it won’t be giving the C$10 million (US$8 million) raised to support the truckers protesting COVID-19 mandates to the organizers anymore, saying it will instead work with the organizers to send the funds to “established charities verified by GoFundMe.” “To ensure GoFundMe remains a trusted platform, we work with local authorities to ensure…


GoFundMe Seizes $10 Million of Trucker Protest Fundraising, Will Give to Charities Instead

GoFundMe says it won’t be giving the C$10 million ($8 million USD) raised to support the truckers protesting COVID-19 mandates to the organizers anymore, saying it will instead work with the organizers to send the funds to “established charities verified by GoFundMe.” “To ensure GoFundMe remains a trusted platform, we work with local authorities to…


Bergen Urges Liberals to Come up With Plan to Resolve Trucker Protest

The newly elected interim leader of the Conservative Party, Candice Bergen, used her first opportunity at the helm during question period to raise the issue of the convoy protest and ask how the government is planning to help resolve it. “The protesters and, to be more accurate, the trucks have been parked outside in Ottawa for…


House Committee Wants GoFundMe to Testify on Trucker Convoy Funds

A House of Commons committee wants to hear from the fundraiser platform GoFundMe about the millions of dollars collected so far by the organizers of the “Freedom Convoy,” as trucks continue blocking streets in downtown Ottawa. On Feb. 3, the Committee on Public Safety and National Security voted unanimously on a motion put forward by…


Canadian Parliamentary Committee Wants GoFundMe to Testify on Trucker Convoy Funds

A House of Commons committee wants to hear from the fundraiser platform GoFundMe about the millions of dollars collected so far by the organizers of the “Freedom Convoy,” as trucks continue blocking streets in downtown Ottawa. On Feb. 3, the Committee on Public Safety and National Security voted unanimously on a motion put forward by…


Trucker Protest: Organizers Say Governments Have Yet to Reach Out

With the “Freedom Convoy” protest in Ottawa soon completing its first week, organizers said today no level of government has yet spoken to them directly, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wouldn’t confirm if he was considering opening such negotiations but says he remains “steadfast” in his vaccination mandate approach. “So far, no one from the…


Saskatchewan Parliamentarians Show Support for Protesting Truckers in Ottawa

A group of parliamentarians from Saskatchewan made their way to the “Freedom Convoy” protest in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 2, to show support for the truckers who’ve been occupying the nation’s capital to demand the repeal of restrictive pandemic measures. “A few of our SK Caucus members went to show our appreciation for the hardworking,…


Protest in Pictures: Demonstrations to Demand Lifting COVID-19 Mandates Continue in Ottawa

OTTAWA—Many protesters still remain in Canada’s capital to protest COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. The Freedom Convoy first began as a movement of truckers who created convoys from different parts of Canada to drive to Ottawa and demand the federal government remove its requirement for truck drivers crossing the U.S.-Canada border have COVID-19 vaccination. Many have…


Ottawa Police Make First Convoy Protest-Related Arrests

The Ottawa Police Service announced on Feb. 1 it made its first arrests related to the “Freedom Convoy” protest that has taken place in Ottawa since Jan. 29. For the two arrests related to separate incidents, Ottawa Police revealed the names of the individuals charged and the type of infractions but released few other details…


Protesters Rebuke Trudeau’s Accusations Against Trucker Convoy

Trudeau lashed out at the trucker convoy protests in Ottawa’s downtown core in a virtual press conference on Jan. 31, but protestors took offence to his accusations and mis-characterization of the ongoing event.