Category: freedom convoy

Parliamentarians Express Frustration Over Lack of Answers From Freeland on Emergencies Act

Canadian Deputy Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland testified before the special committee reviewing the Emergencies Act on June 14 but left many questions unanswered, causing some parliamentarians to express frustration. A core demand by members of the committee is to gain access to government documents related to the invocation of the act on Feb….


Trudeau Says He’s Isolating After Testing Positive for COVID-19

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on June 13 that he has contracted COVID-19 for a second time and will be isolating after returning from his trip to the United States. “I’ve tested positive for COVID-19. I’ll be following public health guidelines and isolating,” Trudeau said on Twitter. “I feel okay, but that’s because I…


Two Conservative Leadership Candidates Call for Mendicino to Step Down Over Emergencies Act Claims

Two Conservative Party leadership candidates have called for Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino to either resign or be fired over his controversial comments that the Emergencies Act was invoked based on the advice of law enforcement. “It’s crystal clear that the Minister made false statements in the House of Commons,” said Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre in…


Contradictions and Dubious Claims: Some Hard Questions Must Be Asked—and Answered—by Emergencies Act Inquiry

Commentary Assuming Justice Paul Rouleau takes his role seriously as the commissioner of a public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act earlier this year, it is going to be difficult for the government to justify its actions. The Emergencies Act is the most powerful piece of legislation the federal government has. Through the…


Judge Rules Freedom Convoy Leader Tamara Lich To Remain Out of Jail

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich didn’t breach her bail terms for agreeing to attend an award ceremony in her honour and thus won’t return to jail, an Ontario judge has ruled. Ontario Superior Court Justice Kevin Phillips said on May 25 that his decision was based on how well Lich’s surety has supervised her, that…


Judge Rules Freedom Convoy Leader Tamara Lich to Remain out of Jail While on Bail

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich didn’t breach her bail terms for agreeing to attend an award ceremony in her honour and thus won’t return to jail, an Ontario judge has ruled. Ontario Superior Court Justice Kevin Phillips said on May 25 that his decision was based on how well Lich’s surety has supervised her, that…


Preston Manning: Public Unrest and the Freedom Convoy of 2022

The following is an excerpt from “Report of the COVID Commission,” a fictional, futuristic description of relevant political developments in a post-COVID Canada, published by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. The public unrest which led to the establishment of what came to be known as the COVID Commission began prior to 2022. But it…


Crown Argues Tamara Lich Should Be Sent Back to Jail for Accepting ‘Freedom Award’

A Crown prosecutor argues that Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich should be sent back to jail until her trial after accusing her of breaching her bail conditions by accepting an award that recognizes her contribution in “advancing and preserving freedom in Canada.” Lich appeared virtually on May 19 in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice,…


Crown Argues Tamara Lich Should Be Sent Back to Jail for Agreeing to Accept ‘Freedom Award’

A Crown prosecutor argues that Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich should be sent back to jail until her trial after accusing her of breaching her bail conditions by agreeing to accept an award that recognizes her contribution in “advancing and preserving freedom in Canada.” Lich appeared virtually on May 19 in the Ontario Superior Court…


Crown Prosecutors Say Tamara Lich Breached Bail Terms by Agreeing to Attend ‘Freedom Award’ Ceremony

Crown prosecutors say Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich has breached her bail conditions by agreeing to attend a ceremony to receive a “Freedom Award” next month, and that she should be sent back to jail to await trial. On Feb. 17, 2022, Lich was arrested and charged with counselling to commit mischief for her role in…