A lawyer who was on the ground in Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy to represent the main organizers and who was involved in negotiations with authorities says that truckers never intended to stay that long but did so due to popular support. “This is a very important point, and I don’t know that it’s come…
Truckers Felt Obligation to Stay in Ottawa Due to Popular Support, Needed Graceful Exit: Lawyer Keith Wilson
‘We Didn’t Occupy’ It, Says Leader of Quebec Group Blamed for Blocking Key Ottawa Intersection During Freedom Convoy
A spokesperson for the Quebec group Farfadaas testified before the Public Order Emergency Commission on Tuesday and disputed repeated claims heard in recent weeks that the group was blocking a key intersection in Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy protest of last winter. “We didn’t occupy Rideau and Sussex,” Steeve Charland told the commission a number…
RCMP’s Lucki Can’t Explain Text Messages in Which She Suggested Ottawa Wanted Support for Emergencies Act Retroactively
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki couldn’t explain her text messages from early this year that suggested Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair would seek retroactive support for the Emergencies Act (EA) from the police. As first reported by the Globe and Mail, Lucki was approached by reporters outside a House of Commons committee on Oct. 31 regarding…
Freedom Convoy Organizer Chris Barber Speaks of Power Struggles, Competing Visions Within Protest Movement
November 1, 2022
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One of the initiators of the Freedom Convoy last winter said there were power struggles within the movement and while his main purpose was to have the vaccine mandate for truckers repealed, other organizers had other interests. “There’s different organizations that came and went … it was a power struggle a lot of the time,”…
Trudeau Advisor Worked to Frame Media ‘Narrative’ on Freedom Convoy Before Ottawa Arrival
October 31, 2022
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An advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau worked with the public safety minister’s communications director to shape media coverage of the Freedom Convoy before it arrived in Ottawa, text messages reveal, saying they can employ a similar tactic of their messaging for the Jan. 6, 2020, riot at the U.S. Capitol Hill. “I think there…
Trudeau Adviser Worked to Frame Media ‘Narrative’ on Freedom Convoy Before Trucks Arrived in Ottawa
October 31, 2022
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An adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau worked with the public safety minister’s communications director to shape media coverage of the Freedom Convoy before it arrived in Ottawa, text messages reveal, saying they could employ a similar tactic to messaging used for the Jan. 6, 2020, riot at the U.S. Capitol. “I think there could…
Politicians Should Be Personally Liable for the Harm They Cause
Commentary The inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act is generating plenty of interest and commentary, but one thing that I haven’t seen discussed yet is the implications that the commission’s findings may eventually have for further lawsuits or claims against the federal government, or against various individuals within the government, such as the…
Former Ottawa Police Chief Says Main Challenge in Dealing With Convoy Protest Was Resources
Former Ottawa Police Service chief Peter Sloly told the Emergencies Act inquiry that as the convoy protest started to take shape in Ottawa earlier this year, he didn’t feel another police force was needed to control the demonstration. Sloly resigned on Feb. 15, a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act to clear…
RCMP Commissioner Hinted Ministers Considered Using the Emergencies Act in Early February: Text Messages
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki told her Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) counterpart in early February that the federal government was losing or had lost confidence with Ottawa Police Service’s (OPS) management of the Freedom Convoy, and hinted Liberal ministers were considering using the Emergencies Act. “Between you and I only, GoC [Government of Canada] losing/lost confidence…
RCMP Commissioner Suggests Minister Blair Asked Her to Express Support for Emergencies Act: Text Messages
A text message exchange between the RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and her Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) counterpart suggests the federal Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair asked Lucki to express support for the Emergencies Act a few days after its invocation. “Has Minister Blair hit you up for a letter to support the EA [Emergencies…
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