Commentary With the world reopening, and even U.S. blue states and cities repealing mandates, how optimistic should we be? A little bit is warranted but not that much. What we are seeing right now in Ottawa reveals the hegemonic depth of the system that gave us lockdowns, then mandates: it is now capable of freezing…
Police Establish No-go Zone for Protesters in Central Ottawa
OTTAWA, Canada—Ottawa police established on Feb. 17 a limited access zone around the perimeter of the center of the Canadian capital that has been occupied by truckers, their rigs, and supporters for more than three weeks. Under the recently introduced Emergencies Act, people are being refused entry to what has been designated as the “Secured…
Police Issue Arrest Notices to Protesters Blockading Canadian Capital
OTTAWA—Police began issuing arrest notices on Feb. 16 to protesters in the downtown area of the Canadian capital that has been occupied by the Freedom Convoy for more than two weeks. Officers in yellow vests with “police liaison” printed on them walked through the peaceful protest encampment handing out the warnings. If no one answered…
16 Republican Governors Urge Biden to Reinstate Vaccination Exemptions for Cross-Border Truckers
February 16, 2022
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Sixteen governors and two Canadian premiers on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reinstate COVID-19 vaccination exemptions for cross-border truckers. Failing to reinstate the exemptions will worsen the supply chain pain, the governors and premiers said in a letter. “We are deeply concerned that terminating these exemptions has had…
The Canadian Truckers Are the True Inheritors of the American Founding
Commentary The COVID era we have been living through has been yet another reminder that, basically, there are two kinds of individuals in the world—those who are more comfortable obeying authority no matter its dictates and those who prefer to think for themselves. Obviously, it’s not quite that simple—there are degrees and it’s a sliding…
Facts Matter (Feb. 15): Truckers Likened to Terrorists, Never Before Used ‘Emergency Powers Act’ Unleashed Against Them
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just invoked on Monday the Emergencies Act against the truckers convoy. This now gives his government unprecedented power to fight back against the protesters—with many people likening it to a form of martial law. And simultaneously, Canada’s finance minister is now treating any funding that’s being sent to the truckers as a…
Alberta RCMP Arrest 11 People at Coutts Border Crossing, Seize Weapons
RCMP said they have arrested 11 people at the Coutts border crossing protest in southern Alberta. In a news release on Feb. 14, the Mounties said they received information in the early morning that a “small organized group” within the larger Coutts protest had access to a cache of firearms and ammunition. The officers conducted…
GiveSendGo’s Website Hosting Freedom Convoy Fundraiser Reportedly Hacked
The website for GiveSendGo, the crowdfunding platform used by the Freedom Convoy to fund their protest against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions, has been frozen and appears to have been hacked. In a series of posts on the night of Feb. 13, a reporter for The Daily Dot, Mikael Thalen, tweeted that the website of GiveSendGo…
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