Tag: truckers

Exclusive Interviews With the Truckers in The People’s Convoy

While passing through Ohio, we spoke with the truckers making their way to Washington, D.C., to get their thoughts on the state of the country, and what they’re trying to achieve. Stay tuned for our newsletter so you won’t miss out on our exclusive videos and private events. Facts Matter is an Epoch Times show…


Facts Matter (March 3): We Chartered an Airplane to See the Trucker Convoy From Sky; Interviewed Truckers at Rally

While in Ohio, we chartered an airplane to get an aerial view of the truckers making their way to the Washington, D.C. beltway. This was just one day after The People’s Convoy merged with six other convoys in Indianapolis, Indiana. Stay tuned for our newsletter so you won’t miss out on our exclusive videos and…


Online News Legislation Risks Eroding Public Trust in Media Beyond the Point of No Return

Commentary Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s latest move to ensure wealth is transferred from large online companies to favoured Canadian news organizations may further undermine public faith in two of Canada’s most troubled institutions: government and media. Major newspaper companies in Canada have lobbied the government for years for a bailout to compensate them for losing…


Californians Rally to Back Truckers Headed for DC

Hundreds of protestors showed up at roadside rallies in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties on Friday, Feb. 25, to cheer on truckers and supporters from across the U.S. who plan to join The People’s Convoy before it reaches Washington, D.C. in early March. Though no big rigs showed up at rallies in El Monte…


Real Concern of Emergencies Act Is Government’s Control Over Canadians’ Life Savings: Legal Expert

A law professor says the real concern with the Emergencies Act lies not only in the measures used during the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa, but also in the financial measures that give the government control over people’s life savings. “What you have now is a government that has deputized financial institutions to essentially go…


‘Scared and Intimidated’: Policing Under Emergencies Act Worries Protesters in Saskatchewan, Ontario

The extraordinary powers granted by the Emergencies Act raised concerns among some legal experts and regular Canadians as to what the implications are for the right to peacefully protest. The concerns remain even though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who invoked the act on Feb. 14, revoked it on Feb. 23, 10 days later, saying the situation…


Democrats Are Building a Wall to Keep Out Truckers

Commentary Seven-foot fencing topped with razor wire will be installed surrounding the U.S. Capitol next week, in advance of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union on March 1. The wall is to keep out truckers who are heading to Washington, D.C., as part of the Freedom Convoy protesting COVID restrictions. Instead of shutting the…


Why I Donated to the Truckers’ Freedom Convoy

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. Thousands of people and hundreds of trucks from across Canada recently came to Ottawa to ask the government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to end the restrictions now placed…


Lawyers Urge Parliamentarians Not to Pass Emergencies Act Motion, as Senators Debate the Matter

A group of lawyers says the use of the Emergencies Act by the federal government is not warranted, and failing to meet its strict criteria before invoking it undermines the rule of law and civil liberties. The motion was passed in the House of Commons on the night of Feb. 21. The act must also…


Senate Republicans Introduce Bill to End Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for International Truckers

A coalition of Senate Republicans led by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) have introduced legislation that would end the Biden administration’s requirement that foreign truckers transporting goods be vaccinated to enter the United States. In January, both the U.S. and Canadian federal governments instituted rules requiring that foreign truckers transporting goods over international lines be vaccinated….