Category: COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Freedom Convoy Organizers Lich and Barber Set to Face Trial in September 2023

Two of the main Freedom Convoy organizers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, are expected to face trial in September 2023 for charges related to the protest in downtown Ottawa earlier this year. The pair have been co-accused of mischief, obstructing police, and counselling to commit mischief, among others. Their trial is expected to start at…


Hundreds of Students Protest Western University’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Requiring Booster Shot

Hundreds of students marched across the campus of Western University on Aug. 27 in protest against its COVID-19 vaccine policy that makes it the only university in Canada to mandate three shots for all staff and students. Students leading the march were seen carrying a banner reading “Enough Is Enough” while chanting those words. The…


Crown Stays 49 Charges Against 7 Freedom Convoy Protesters: Legal Advocacy Group

The Crown has stayed 49 charges against seven protesters who took part in the Freedom Convoy demonstration held in Ottawa earlier this year, a constitutional rights advocacy group says. “The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is pleased to announce that the Crown has stayed 49 charges against seven Freedom Convoy protestors who took part in…


Agreement Was Reached for Convoy Protesters to Reposition Vehicles Before Emergencies Act Was Invoked, Negotiator Says

Dean French, who negotiated with leaders of the Freedom Convoy earlier this year, said the Liberal government didn’t give enough time for a peaceful resolution to transpire before invoking the Emergencies Act to have the protesters removed by force, even though an agreement for the convoy to leave was reached. “This was a black mark…


Ontario Councillor Suspended for Non-Compliance With Municipal Vaccine Mandate

An Ontario councillor has had 90 days of her remuneration suspended for allegedly breaching her municipality’s COVID-19 vaccine policy following an integrity commissioner investigation. Tony Fleming, the integrity commissioner of Mississippi Mills township, said he received a code of conduct complaint on May 12 alleging that Councillor Cynthia Guerard had breached her municipality’s mandatory vaccination policy…


President of Hollywood’s Largest Labor Union Fights for Review of Industry’s COVID Vaccine Mandate

Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, last week said the existing Hollywood vaccine mandate “walks the razor’s edge of compromising religious, disability and body sovereignty freedoms.” This article was originally published by The Defender – Children’s Health Defense’s News & Views Website The president of the entertainment industry’s largest labor union is calling for a review of the…


Liberals ‘Eliminated the Possibility’ of Peaceful Resolution to Protest By Invoking Emergencies Act, Pubic Safety Critic Says

The Conservatives’ public safety critic says recently released government documents show that the threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act to clear the Freedom Convoy protests wasn’t met and that the federal government was wrong to use the act. “The government was advised that negotiations were on the cusp of proving effective but instead invoked the…


Liberals ‘Eliminated the Possibility’ of Peaceful Resolution to Protest By Invoking Emergencies Act, Public Safety Critic Says

The Conservatives’ public safety critic says recently released government documents show that the threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act to clear the Freedom Convoy protests wasn’t met and that the federal government was wrong to use the act. “The government was advised that negotiations were on the cusp of proving effective but instead invoked the…


Liberals ‘Eliminated the Possibility’ of Peaceful Resolution to Protest By Invoking Emergencies Act, Tories’ Public Safety Critic Says

The Conservatives’ public safety critic says recently released government documents show that the threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act to clear the Freedom Convoy protests wasn’t met and that the federal government was wrong to use the act. “The government was advised that negotiations were on the cusp of proving effective but instead invoked the…


Capitol Report (Aug. 11): Trump Reveals More Details About Raid; Garland Says He Signed Off on Warrant

Former President Donald Trump reveals more details about the FBI’s search of his Florida home—and the circumstances surrounding it. Congressman Michael McCaul has just returned from a meeting with Trump at his New Jersey golf club. He shares how Trump is faring amid the fallout from the raid at his Mar-a-Lago estate. The Department of…