Tag: anti-mandate protestors

Former Sergeant-at-Arms Says Enforcement Without Dialogue a ‘Naive’ Strategy in Resolving Truckers’ Protest

A former head of security for the House of Commons said it is “naive” to think that enforcement alone can resolve protests against COVID-19 mandates in Ottawa and elsewhere, as the federal government pursues an extension of the Emergencies Act to deal with the matter. In a series of posts on Twitter, former Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin…


Canada’s Justice Minister Threatens to Seize Bank Accounts of ‘Pro-Trump’ Convoy Donors

Canada’s justice minister says people who are members of “a pro-Trump movement” donating to protests declared illegal by the government may have their bank accounts frozen. Minister David Lametti made the comment during an interview with CTV New’s Evan Solomon on Feb. 16, after Solomon asked whether Canadians who have donated to the trucker convoy protest…


Charity Thanks Protesters for Donations After It Cancels Fundraiser to Avoid Vaccine Mandate Protest

Australian suicide prevention charity Lifeline has welcomed donations from the attendees of the Canberra Freedom Convoy after cancelling a fundraising book fair scheduled for the same day as the massive protests held in front of Parliament House on Feb. 12. State and territory government COVID-19 restrictions and the more recent vaccine mandates have impacted not…


Trudeau Fanning Protest Flames By Invoking the Emergency Act

Commentary Canada has been wracked with growing anti-mandate protests since the truckers’ Freedom Convoy descended on Ottawa over three weeks ago. The government and legacy media initially tried to ignore the growing convoy. As the convoy gained steam and interest across the nation while it moved through city after city towards Ottawa, the government tried…


Canadian Hockey Star: Ottawa Protest Against Mandates ‘Biggest Event’ in Over a Century

Former Canadian National Hockey League star Theo Fleury said enthusiasm for ending the vaccine mandates and lockdowns feels like an “Olympic year,” with scores of people joining the truckers’ protests. “It’s probably the biggest event that’s happened in our country in 150 years, you know, we’ve never seen anything like this,” Fleury told the host…