The community in the small border village of Coutts, Alberta, is still divided over the protest blockade that occurred last winter, its mayor told the Public Order Emergency Commission on Wednesday. “We still have neighbours that won’t talk to each other,” Mayor Jim Willett testified. He assessed the community was split 70-30 regarding the blockade,…
Coutts Villagers Still Divided on Protest Blockade Months After, Says Mayor
Trudeau Told Ford Existing Legal Tools Sufficient to Clear Windsor Blockade Days Before Invoking Emergencies Act
November 8, 2022
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Feb. 10 that additional legal authorities were not needed to clear the Ambassador Bridge blockade in Windsor, a few days before his government invoked the Emergencies Act. “First of all, they’re not a legal protest. They’re occupying a municipal street and are not legally parked….
OPP Intelligence Chief Concerned About Political Leaders Seeking Info on Social Movements During Freedom Convoy
November 8, 2022
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The intelligence chief for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) told his superior he had concerns about information requests on social movements his unit was receiving from political leaders and other actors during the time of the Freedom Convoy last winter. The OPP Provincial Operations Intelligence Bureau (POIB) “is increasingly receiving requests for information, intelligence, open…
Protesters at Windsor, Coutts Blockades Set to Testify at Emergencies Act Inquiry
A local Alberta politician facing charges for participating in “Freedom Convoy” protests at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade is set to testify today at the public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. Marco Van Huigenbos is a Fort MacLeod, Alta., councillor who was charged with mischief for his role organizing the…
Windsor Mayor Says Ambassador Bridge Blockade Was a ‘National Security Issue’
November 7, 2022
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The mayor of the city of Windsor told the Emergencies Act inquiry on Monday that the several day’s blockade of the Ambassador Bridge last winter represented a “national security issue.” “This was in my mind, and will remain until I’m long gone, a national economic emergency,” said Mayor Drew Dilkens. “There is a direct correlation…
Invoking Emergencies Act Will Increase ‘Extreme Anti-Government Views,’ CSIS Told Liberal Ministers
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) told the Liberal government a day before it invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14 that doing so would probably end the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa, but at the same time it would lead to the radicalization of an increased number of individuals. “On February 13th, CSIS advised…
Freedom Convoy Witnesses, Lawyer Say Antifa Posed Risk to Convoy Protesters in Ottawa
At the Public Order Emergency Commission hearings last week, a number of Freedom Convoy participants and the lawyer representing several of them testified that the far-left, anti-fascist group Antifa posed a risk to peaceful protesters while they were in Ottawa. Tamara Lich, one of the convoy’s main spokespersons, said on the stand on Nov. 3…
Following Lawyer’s Testimony, Ottawa Police Launch Investigation Into Police Leaks to Convoy Organizers
Following the Nov. 2 revelation by a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission that law enforcement intelligence was leaked to the Freedom Convoy during the protest, Ottawa Interim Police Chief Steve Bell said an investigation is underway. “We’ve already, as of last night, initiated an internal investigation,” Bell told a parliamentary committee on Oct….
Veteran Tells Inquiry Police ‘Dumped’ Him Without Charges 10km From City Core During Convoy Protest
A wounded combat veteran of Afghanistan told the Public Order Emergency Commission on Friday he was arrested, beaten, and “dumped” away from downtown Ottawa without charges by police during the clearing operation of the Freedom Convoy protest on Feb. 18. “It really wasn’t that I wanted to come to Ottawa, it’s that I felt it was…
Freedom Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich Spars With Counsels At Emergencies Act Inquiry
Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich faced cross-examination at the inquiry into the Emergencies Act on Friday and she pushed back on assertions brought by lawyers opposed to last winter’s trucker-led protest. Lich was asked by Government of Canada’s counsel Andrea Gonsalves whether she was aware that officials had received death threats around the time of…
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