Following a report that said a staffer for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had emailed the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service in regard to the case of a group charged with firearms possession at last year’s Coutts border blockade, the premier’s office has issued a statement saying the report is “a serious allegation” and will take appropriate actions if…
Alberta Premier Responds to Allegations of Staffer Contacting Prosecutors on Group Charged at Coutts Blockade
Alberta Premier Responds to Allegation That Staffer Contacted Prosecutors About Group Charged at Coutts Blockade
Following a news report that said a staffer for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had emailed the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service in regard to the case of a group charged with firearms possession at the Coutts border blockade last winter, the premier’s office issued a statement saying it is “a serious allegation” and will take appropriate action if…
BMO CEO Addresses Suggestion to Designate Convoy Protesters as ‘Terrorists’ to Freeze Accounts
January 20, 2023
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The CEO of Canadian bank BMO addressed on Jan. 19 the revelation that he had recommended to the finance minister that Freedom Convoy protesters be designated as “terrorists” to facilitate the freezing of their financial accounts last year. “I would never call the convoy protesters terrorists. What was said is that in order for the…
Trudeau Defers Questions About Freedom Convoy Anniversary to Poilievre, Saying He’s ‘Closer’ to It
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked on Jan. 17 to share his thoughts on the protest movement that took the country by storm a year ago and how he believes it evolved, but he said the question should instead be asked to Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre. “I think that’s a better question to ask…
Finance Official Wanted to Shield Banks After Freezing of Convoy Supporters’ Accounts: Emails
January 12, 2023
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The federal deputy finance minister wanted to “keep the heat off the bank branches” after accounts belonging to supporters of the Freedom Convoy movement were frozen, according to internal emails from the finance department. “You should know that there have been threatening activities at certain bank branches,” Michael Sabia wrote to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland…
Convoy to Winnipeg Still Being Planned Despite Pullback From Key Organizer
Planners for a convoy-type gathering in Winnipeg in February say the event will still take place after a key organizer said he was pulling out over security concerns and personal attacks against him. “The Convoy 2.0 is cancelled, but the World Unity Convoy 2023 is still proceeding as planned in Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 17, 2023,”…
Panicked Customers Jammed Phone Lines After Bank Accounts Frozen by Government: Records
Anxious Canadians called their banks within hours of the government freezing accounts of alleged supporters and protesters who the government flagged as participating in or donating to the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa last year. An unidentified executive at the Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA), a national organization representing the country’s credit unions, sent an…
Freedom Convoy 2 to Gather in Winnipeg in February
A second iteration of the Freedom Convoy will be heading to Winnipeg, Manitoba, this coming February to commemorate those who supported the movement against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in Ottawa last winter. Dubbed the “World Unity Convoy,” the convoy will gather in Winnipeg for a four-day event starting Feb. 17, 2023. “We are…
Public Safety Saw No ‘National Security Criminality’ in Freedom Convoy: Internal Documents
December 16, 2022
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The Department of Public Safety did not consider the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa a threat to national security up to at least Feb. 7, internal documents reveal. “At this point, the RCMP is not aware of any national security criminal activity having taken place during the protest,” says a “Question Period Note” from Public…
Ottawa Police Cut Email Access Over Fears Info Would Leak During Freedom Convoy
Ottawa police were so concerned about leaks from Freedom Convoy sympathizers in their ranks that they proactively shut off the email accounts of members on leave, but now the force has little to say about how real those fears turned out to be. The Public Order Emergency Commission investigating the federal Liberal government’s use of…
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