Millions in donations that poured in for the Freedom Convoy appear to be from ordinary people who supported the cause rather than any nefarious activities such as money-laundering or terrorist financing, a senior Canadian financial intelligence official told a parliamentary committee. Donating to the movement was innocuous before it was rendered illegal by the invoking…
Freedom Convoy Donations From Genuine Public Support, Financial Intelligence Official Says
Republican Support for Trucker Protests Growing
Support for the trucker convoy, which was designed to protest vaccine mandates imposed on truckers by the U.S. and Canadian governments, is growing among Republicans. In January, President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau each put rules in place requiring that truckers crossing international lines show proof of vaccination against the Chinese Communist…
Nearly 40 Trucking Businesses Involved in Canada’s Freedom Convoy Protests Have Been Shut Down
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) confirmed that it shut down nearly 40 businesses during its crackdown on Freedom Convoy protesters opposing COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. In an email to Global News on Feb. 23, Dakota Brasier, a spokesperson for Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney, said the ministry had issued 12 seizure orders to Ontario-based large truck operators which…
Emergencies Act: Tory MP Says Government’s Claim of Sedition Was ‘Disinformation’
News Analysis Reactions have poured in after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Feb. 23 he was revoking the Emergencies Act, two days after what Tories said was a government-imposed confidence vote on supporting the motion, with some claiming the government exaggerated the threat used to justify resorting to the emergency measures. “Trudeau’s announcement [that]…
Ottawa Lawyer Says Convoy Protest Donors May Have Accounts Frozen, Despite RCMP’s Claims Otherwise
Despite the RCMP saying that information on donors to the Freedom Convoy protest is not being forwarded to banks under the Emergencies Act, an Ottawa defence lawyer says banks may act of their own accord and freeze the accounts of a wide range of protest supporters, including donors. In a Feb. 21 statement, RCMP said that…
$7.8M Frozen: Targeting of Convoy Supporters’ Bank Accounts Draws Fire at Finance Committee
Opposition MPs are criticizing the government’s freezing of Canadians’ bank accounts without a court order under Emergencies Act measures after it was revealed that at least 206 accounts totalling $7.8 million have been frozen due to support of the Freedom Convoy. Government officials were questioned on the issue during a Finance Committee (FINA) meeting on…
Government to Withhold Classified Information Justifying Emergencies Act From Parliamentary Review Committee
The government will not allow a committee of parliamentarians tasked with reviewing the application of the Emergencies Act to access the classified information it is using to justify keeping the measures in place, senators heard as they debated the motion to maintain the public order emergency on Feb. 22. The Senate began debating on Feb….
Democrats Are Building a Wall to Keep Out Truckers
February 23, 2022
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Commentary Seven-foot fencing topped with razor wire will be installed surrounding the U.S. Capitol next week, in advance of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union on March 1. The wall is to keep out truckers who are heading to Washington, D.C., as part of the Freedom Convoy protesting COVID restrictions. Instead of shutting the…
Before the Crackdown: The Faces and Voices of the Canadian Freedom Convoy
Canadians—whichever side of the Freedom Convoy protest they sit on—will be counting the cost of the three-week occupation of the capital Ottawa for some time to come. By Feb. 21, police had made 196 arrests, with 110 people charged with an assortment of matters including obstructing police, causing a disturbance, disobeying a court order, mischief,…
Why I Donated to the Truckers’ Freedom Convoy
February 22, 2022
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The author of this letter wishes to keep their name private due to fear of reprisal or doxxing because they donated to the Freedom Convoy. Thousands of people and hundreds of trucks from across Canada recently came to Ottawa to ask the government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to end the restrictions now placed…
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