Tag: Freedom Convoy 2022

Lametti Addresses Previous Threat to Seize Bank Accounts of ‘Pro-Trump’ Convoy Donors

Justice Minister David Lametti yesterday addressed his previous threat made in February that bank accounts of “pro-Trump” Freedom Convoy donors were at risk of being frozen after the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act. Lametti made the comment while appearing on CTV News’ “Power Play” on Feb. 16, in response to reporter Evan Solomon’s question on…


Lametti Addresses His Previous Threat to Seize Bank Accounts of ‘Pro-Trump’ Convoy Donors

Justice Minister David Lametti yesterday addressed his previous threat made in February that bank accounts of “pro-Trump” Freedom Convoy donors were at risk of being frozen after the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act. Lametti made the comment while appearing on CTV News’ “Power Play” on Feb. 16, in response to reporter Evan Solomon’s question on…


Minister Lametti Addresses His Previous Threat to Seize Bank Accounts of ‘Pro-Trump’ Convoy Donors

Justice Minister David Lametti yesterday addressed his previous threat made in February that bank accounts of “pro-Trump” Freedom Convoy donors were at risk of being frozen after the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act. Lametti made the comment while appearing on CTV News’ “Power Play” on Feb. 16, in response to reporter Evan Solomon’s question on…


Mendicino Tells Inquiry About Denied Engagement Proposal With Convoy Protesters

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino yesterday outlined details of the federal government’s engagement proposal with the Freedom Convoy protesters, which was ultimately denied by ministers two days before cabinet invoked the Emergencies Act. “Engagement was always an option and I had articulated on a number of occasions that law enforcement should be the last resort,” Mendicino…


Mendicino Tells Inquiry About Proposal to Engage With Convoy Protesters

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino yesterday outlined details of the federal government’s engagement proposal with the Freedom Convoy protesters, which was ultimately denied by ministers two days before cabinet invoked the Emergencies Act. “Engagement was always an option and I had articulated on a number of occasions that law enforcement should be the last resort,” Mendicino…


Feds Needed to Use ‘Full Power’ Against the Freedom Convoy, Says Top Public Servant

The federal government needed to use its “full power” against Freedom Convoy protesters, said the head of the federal public service while testifying before the Public Order Emergency Commission last week. “We have to leave no stone unturned. We have to make sure we are looking at every power, duty, every authority we have, every resource…


No Evidence Freedom Convoy Donations Were From Criminal Origins: GoFundMe Exec

An executive from the online crowdfunding platform GoFundMe said in testimony before a parliamentary committee that there is no evidence suggesting that any of the funds raised for the Freedom Convoy protest through the platform were illegal or acquired through criminal means. Conservative MP Larry Brock asked GoFundMe general counsel Kim Wilford if she agreed that…


Cabinet Proposed Reporting to Police as Requirement to Have Bank Accounts Unfrozen: Meeting Minutes

The federal government considered requiring alleged Freedom Convoy supporters who had their bank accounts frozen to report to police before being allowed to regain account access, said the minutes of a confidential cabinet meeting that were marked “secret.” Minutes from the closed Liberal cabinet meeting on Feb. 21 show that Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister…


Trudeau’s National Security Adviser Asked RCMP for Convoy Threat Assessment Hours Before Emergencies Act Invoked

Just hours before cabinet invoked the Emergencies Act, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser sent an email to the RCMP asking for a Freedom Convoy threat assessment and called the protesters “a threat to democracy.” The email was tabled with the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) on Nov. 15. The ongoing public inquiry is…


Report Distributed by Former Ottawa Police Chief Says Freedom Convoy a ‘Right Wing Christian’ Movement

A report authored by a police consultant and distributed by the former Ottawa Police Service (OPS) chief says the Freedom Convoy protests were a “movement by right wing Christians” who wished to attract followers. “It’s a movement by right wing Christians who used mandates as a pretense to gain a following and privileged access as…