OTTAWA—Federal Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra is asking provinces to use their powers to suspend the commercial licenses or insurance of trucks used in protest convoy blockades in different parts of Canada. “The provinces have extensive regulatory powers over commercial trucking and road transportation to help end this unlawful occupation and disruptions of commercial trucks,…
MP Says She Hopes GoFundMe’s Cancellation of Convoy Fundraiser ‘Was Not Politically Influenced’
Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis says government and industry should be independent of each other, after GoFundMe cancelled a fundraiser for the trucker protest in Ottawa that had garnered almost $10 million in donations. “I certainly hope that GoFundMe’s decision to defund the Trucker Convoy was not politically influenced. Governments must be independent of industry, and…
Man Arrested After Jeep Hits Protesters at Winnipeg Trucker Convoy Rally
A man has been charged after four people were injured when a Jeep ran into a group of protesters who were participating in the Freedom Convoy rally on the grounds of the legislature in Winnipeg on the night of Feb. 4. The Jeep fled the scene down Portage Avenue, where witnesses said it was travelling…
Thousands Converge on Parliament Hill as Trucker Convoy Protest in Ottawa Marks 1 Week
This article will be updated throughout the day OTTAWA—Thousands of protesters have once again gathered in Canada’s capital to protest COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. The trucker convoy protest has been joined by farmers who took their own farm vehicle convoy to Ottawa to take part in the Feb. 5 protest. The protest features a rally…
Thousands Converge in Ottawa as Trucker Convoy Protest Enters Week 2
This article will be updated throughout the day OTTAWA—Thousands of protesters have once again gathered in Canada’s capital to protest COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. The trucker convoy protest has been joined by farmers who took their own farm vehicle convoy to Ottawa to take part in the Feb. 5 protest. Some features on Feb. 5…
Ottawa Police’s New Measures Against Protesting Truckers Are Those Used by ‘Oppressive Regimes,’ Says Organizers’ Lawyer
The new measures announced by the chief of Ottawa police against truck convoy protesters are those used by oppressive regimes around the world, says a lawyer representing organizers of the Freedom Convoy protesting COVID-19 mandates in Ottawa. “He effectively announced that he is going to be taking away Canadians’ charter right of peaceful assembly and…
Trucker Movement Spreads to Other Canadian Cities
After the cross-country “Freedom Convoy” made its way to Ottawa on Jan. 29 and settled there, other convoys are now converging on other Canadian cities this weekend, notably in Quebec City and Toronto, to call for the end of pandemic restrictions. Participants from Quebec’s remote northeastern region of Côte-Nord started arriving in Quebec City on…
Solidarity Trucker Convoy Protests Planned for Provincial Capitals this Weekend
After the cross-country “Freedom Convoy” made its way to Ottawa on Jan. 29 for its ongoing protest, other convoys are converging on other cities this weekend, notably Quebec City and Toronto, to call for the end of pandemic restrictions. Participants from Quebec’s remote northeastern region of Côte-Nord started arriving in Quebec City on Thursday and…
‘Just Spin’: Trucker Convoy Legal Team Says GoFundMe Seizure of $10 Million Unjustified
The head of the legal group representing the organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” demonstration in Ottawa says GoFundMe’s claim linking the protest movement to violent and illegal activities is unfounded. “That is political spin,” Jon Carpay, president of Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), told The Epoch Times. GoFundMe said in a statement on Feb….
GoFundMe Says Won’t Give $10M to Truck Protest Organizers, Will Give to Charity Instead
GoFundMe says it won’t be giving the C$10 million (US$8 million) raised to support the truckers protesting COVID-19 mandates to the organizers anymore, saying it will instead work with the organizers to send the funds to “established charities verified by GoFundMe.” “To ensure GoFundMe remains a trusted platform, we work with local authorities to ensure…
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