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Windsor Police Officer Appealing Discreditable Conduct Charge for $50 Donation to Freedom Convoy

Const. Michael Brisco—a Windsor police officer found guilty of discreditable conduct under the Police Services Act for donating $50 to the Freedom Convoy protest—has appealed his charge, according to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. “Constable Brisco is a highly trained and respected police officer with an exemplary record. He has been a police officer…


Windsor Police Officer Must Work Unpaid Hours as Penalty for Donating $50 to Freedom Convoy

As punishment for donating $50 to the Freedom Convoy, a Windsor police officer will have to work unpaid hours after being previously convicted of discreditable conduct. Const. Michael Brisco, who donated to the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa through GiveSendGo on Feb. 7, 2022, was on unpaid leave at the time because he didn’t meet Windsor…


Ottawa Detective Helen Grus’s Lawyer Requests Copies of Autopsy Reports for Infants Who Died Suddenly

The lawyer for Helen Grus, an Ottawa Police detective who is being charged with disorderly conduct for investigating the vaccination status of the mothers of deceased infants, requested copies of the coroner’s autopsy reports in order to clarify the charge against her. “We are in a position here where I’m unsure of the exact elements…


Ottawa Tightens Law Enforcement Ahead of ‘Freedom Convoy’ Anniversary Event

As the one-year anniversary of the truckers’ “Freedom Convoy” protest approaches, the City of Ottawa and law enforcement agencies are preparing for an event that will attract an anticipated 500 participants. The municipal government said in a statement that the Ottawa Police Service will be enforcing the city by-laws regarding parking, noise, litter, and fireworks. Special parking…


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…


Ottawa Police Service Superintendent Arrested on Sex Charges

A senior Ottawa Police Service officer has been arrested on sex charges. Ottawa police say Supt. Mark Patterson, who is 53, is charged with sex assault, sex assault including abusing a position of trust, and breach of trust following an investigation by Ontario Provincial Police. Police say in a release that the charges stem from…


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…


Police Viewed Tools, Tire Irons as Weapons That Could Be Used by Freedom Convoy Protesters

Weapons among Freedom Convoy protesters, as claimed by the Ottawa Police Service in past reports, could include items such as tire irons or tools, a parliamentary special committee heard on Nov. 3 “A weapon can be many things,” said acting deputy chief of the Ottawa Police Service Patricia Ferguson while testifying before the Special Joint Committee on…


Ottawa Police Distributed Memo Falsely Claiming Foreign Extremists Funded Freedom Convoy

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) sent around a memo that claimed the Freedom Convoy was funded by foreign extremists just one week before the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14. “Funding appears to be coming from a host of U.S. and international sources,” read the memo titled “Examining U.S. Support and Funding…


Trust ‘Lost’ the Moment Ottawa Police Seized Fuel From Freedom Convoy: OPP Senior Officer

A senior officer with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says that after Ottawa police seized fuel from a convoy protest site during February’s demonstration and arrested several people, the trust the convoy organizers had with the police liaison teams was damaged and further negotiations were hindered. Testifying on Oct. 20 at the public inquiry into the…