The federal government spent over $3.7 million in legal expenses related to its invoking of the Emergencies Act in February 2022 in response to the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa at the time, says the Department of Justice. Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree, who is Justice Minister David Lametti’s parliamentary secretary, said in the House of Commons on…
Feds Spent Over $3.7 Million in Legal Fees Related to Invoking Emergencies Act, Says Justice Department
John Robson: The Contrast in How Striking Federal Workers Were Treated Compared to the Truckers’ Convoy
Commentary It’s just as well that striking federal public servants didn’t use trucks to block roads, interfere with critical infrastructure, and cause Canadians major and lasting inconvenience if not harm. Someone might have said something. For instance, “seize their bank accounts.” Just kidding. Not about blocking roads, etc. Those things really happened. But the only…
Cory Morgan: Why Is the Media Not Calling Out Blatant Scapegoating by Politicians?
April 29, 2023
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Commentary The COVID-19 pandemic was the most divisive world event in generations. Differing views over government actions such as lockdowns and vaccine mandates split families, friends, and social groups. Protests erupted across the nation and the truckers’ Freedom Convoy made Canadian history as a government in panic invoked the Emergencies Act in response to the…
Cory Morgan: COVID Vaccination Was Coerced, and No Amount of Spin Will Change That
April 25, 2023
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Commentary Coercion is not choice. It is unfortunate we have to continue to have this discussion and with the prime minister, no less. During a recent question and answer session with students at the University of Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that nobody was ever forced to be vaccinated and implied it is his…
Feds Emailed Blacklist of Freedom Convoy Supporters to Foreign Banks: Inquiry of Ministry
A federal blacklist of over 200 trucking companies that employed individuals supportive of the Freedom Convoy was emailed from a federal department to Canadian officers of a number of foreign banks, one of which was headquartered in Beijing, records show. In a response to a question by Conservative MP Arnold Viersen, the Public Safety Department wrote in…
Anthony Furey: The Emergencies Act Report Is No Glowing Endorsement of Its Use
February 19, 2023
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Commentary Commissioner Paul Rouleau says it was with “reluctance” that he decided the federal Liberal government was justified in its use of the Emergencies Act over a year ago to quash the Freedom Convoy protests. That word really says it all. The idea that the government was right or made the right call or has…
Emergency Powers Were No Excuse for Privacy Infringements During Convoy Protest, Says Commissioner
The federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act in response to the Freedom Convoy protests last winter was no excuse for infringing on Canadians’ privacy, says federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne. “I recognize emergencies evolve rapidly and require swift and effective responses to address extraordinary public needs,” Dufresne wrote to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Declaration…
Anthony Furey: One Year After the Freedom Convoy, Did Government Learn Anything?
Commentary It’s quite something to think that a year ago today Ontario was still under a hard lockdown. Premier Doug Ford, who had presided over some of the harshest COVID-19 policies in the free world, only ended the province’s fourth lockdown on Jan. 31, 2022. These outrageous policies happened despite the fact that in most…
On First Anniversary of Freedom Convoy, Protesters Tell Their Stories
This weekend will be the first anniversary of the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions, an event that lasted about a month and ended with the controversial invocation of the Emergencies Act. When the first trucks of the convoy rolled out of Prince Rupert on Jan. 22 last year, and…
Payment Processing Company Closes Account of Former Convoy Organizer Chris Barber for ‘Security Reasons’: Report
Square, the payment processing company also known as Block, Inc., has deactivated the account of former Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber for “security reasons,” reports news outlet True North. “We recently reviewed your account, and found activity that our platform is unable to support. Because of this, we are sorry to inform you that your Square…
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