Category: freedom convoy

LIVE at 6:30 PM ET: US Trucker’s Convoy Rally in Indiana

Join Roman Balmakov, host of Facts Matter, live from Indianapolis for The People’s Convoy rally. Just like the Freedom Convoy in Canada, America now has a convoy of its own. A group of truckers formed The People’s Convoy and left California to make their way to Washington, D.C. And as they’ve been moving across the…


LIVE at 6:30 PM ET: US Trucker Convoy Rally in Indiana

Join Roman Balmakov, host of Facts Matter, live from Indianapolis for The People’s Convoy rally. Just like the Freedom Convoy in Canada, America now has a convoy of its own. A group of truckers formed The People’s Convoy and left California to make their way to Washington, D.C. And as they’ve been moving across the…


LIVE: US Trucker Convoy Rally in Indiana

Join Roman Balmakov, host of Facts Matter, live from Indianapolis for The People’s Convoy rally. Just like the Freedom Convoy in Canada, America now has a convoy of its own. A group of truckers formed The People’s Convoy and left California to make their way to Washington, D.C. And as they’ve been moving across the…


Facts Matter (March 1): People’s Convoy Organizers Expect 10K Vehicles Tomorrow as 6 Groups Merge

Just like the Freedom Convoy in Canada, America now has a convoy of its own. Last week, a group of truckers formed The People’s Convoy and left California to make their way to Washington, D.C. And as they’ve been moving across the country, their numbers have grown larger and larger. Furthermore, on Wednesday they will reach Indiana,…


‘Free Tamara’: Alberta MLA Calls for Release of Freedom Convoy Organizer

An Alberta MLA is calling for the release of his constituent Tamara Lich, who remains behind bars for organizing the truckers’ Freedom Convoy protest to oppose federal COVID-19 mandates.  Drew Barnes, MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat, issued a statement titled “Free Tamara” in a Twitter post on Feb. 27, saying it is a “miscarriage of justice” that Lich is still detained…


Freedom Convoy Protester Arrested a Week After End of Demonstrations

A week after the protest in downtown Ottawa was cleared by law enforcement, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) announced on Feb. 27 the arrest of a participant located one hour east of the Canadian capital. The OPS said Steeve Charland, 48, of Grenville, Quebec, was arrested by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the Vankleek…


Constitutional Rights Group to Sue Ottawa Over ‘Abuse of Government Power’ in Invoking Emergencies Act

A constitutional rights group says it’s suing Ottawa for invoking the Emergencies Act and freezing the financial accounts of several individuals who participated in the recent protests opposing the federal COVID-19 mandates. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) said in a Feb. 25 news release that it has filed a constitutional challenge (pdf) against the feds…


Freedom Convoy USA Abandons Northern Route, Urges Truckers to Join Main Convoy

Organizers of Freedom Convoy USA 2022 are urging all truckers and patriots who planned on joining them in their trek to Washington, D.C. to change course and join the main group, The People’s Convoy, which as of Saturday morning had reached Amarillo, Texas. Kyle Sefcik, national organizer for Freedom Convoy USA 2022 told The Epoch…


Trudeau’s Suspension of Civil Rights for a Non-Existent Emergency an Embarrassing Chapter in Canadian History

Commentary The invocation of the Emergencies Act—a modern-day version of the War Measures Act—was the action of a federal government in total disarray and panic. There was no pressing emergency facing the population of Canada. The only person experiencing an emergency was Prime Minister Trudeau as he watched his credibility and support as a national…


‘Doesn’t Really Add Up’: MPs Grill Public Safety Minister on Use of Emergencies Act

MPs grilled Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino on Feb. 25 at a House committee hearing to examine the public order emergency declared by the government, with some focusing on whether the threshold had been met to call a national emergency, and others looking to find out why the Ottawa occupation lasted so long. Addressing whether…