The mayor of the city of Windsor told the Emergencies Act inquiry on Monday that the several day’s blockade of the Ambassador Bridge last winter represented a “national security issue.” “This was in my mind, and will remain until I’m long gone, a national economic emergency,” said Mayor Drew Dilkens. “There is a direct correlation…
Windsor Mayor Says Ambassador Bridge Blockade Was a ‘National Security Issue’
November 7, 2022
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Invoking Emergencies Act Will Increase ‘Extreme Anti-Government Views,’ CSIS Told Liberal Ministers
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) told the Liberal government a day before it invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14 that doing so would probably end the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa, but at the same time it would lead to the radicalization of an increased number of individuals. “On February 13th, CSIS advised…
Cory Morgan: Emergencies Act Commission Testimonies Give a Chance for Closure if Nothing Else
November 7, 2022
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Commentary The Rouleau inquiry into Canada’s use of the Emergencies Act in Ottawa is about half done. The public airing of grievances has been going for weeks and while it has been intriguing to observe, is it bringing us any closer to resolution? We have watched a long line of convoy participants take the stand…
Following Lawyer’s Testimony, Ottawa Police Launch Investigation Into Police Leaks to Convoy Organizers
Following the Nov. 2 revelation by a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission that law enforcement intelligence was leaked to the Freedom Convoy during the protest, Ottawa Interim Police Chief Steve Bell said an investigation is underway. “We’ve already, as of last night, initiated an internal investigation,” Bell told a parliamentary committee on Oct….
Veteran Tells Inquiry Police ‘Dumped’ Him Without Charges 10km From City Core During Convoy Protest
A wounded combat veteran of Afghanistan told the Public Order Emergency Commission on Friday he was arrested, beaten, and “dumped” away from downtown Ottawa without charges by police during the clearing operation of the Freedom Convoy protest on Feb. 18. “It really wasn’t that I wanted to come to Ottawa, it’s that I felt it was…
Freedom Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich Spars With Counsels At Emergencies Act Inquiry
Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich faced cross-examination at the inquiry into the Emergencies Act on Friday and she pushed back on assertions brought by lawyers opposed to last winter’s trucker-led protest. Lich was asked by Government of Canada’s counsel Andrea Gonsalves whether she was aware that officials had received death threats around the time of…
‘Tears of Thousands of Canadians on My Shoulder’: Tamara Lich Gives Emotional Testimony at Emergencies Act Inquiry
Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich, a mother and grandmother from Medicine Hat, explained why she got involved in the protest movement during her Nov. 3 testimony at the public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act to end convoy protests earlier this year. “I was growing increasingly alarmed with the mandates and the harm…
Author of Controversial Freedom Convoy-Related MOU Testifies Before Emergencies Act Commission
November 3, 2022
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The author of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that got attention around the Freedom Convoy last winter and was used by the Liberal government to claim protesters wanted to overthrow the government, testified before the Emergencies Act inquiry on Thursday. Trucker James Bauder spoke about the genesis and purpose of the MOU which he wrote…
Funding for Freedom Convoy Was Mostly Canadian, Shows Emergencies Act Commission Report
The Public Order Emergency Commission released a report Thursday examining the finances of the Freedom Convoy and it indicates that most of the fundraised money came from within Canada and that most of it never made it to protesters. In a presentation given on the report during the public hearing, a table showed the foreign…
‘I’m Kind of a Hot Head’: Convoy Organizer Pat King Testifies Before Emergencies Act Inquiry
Pat King, who was involved early on with the Freedom Convoy, testified on Wednesday before the Public Order Emergency Commission and had to defend his social media posts that referred to violence or were racist in nature. “I’m kind of a hot head,” King said while explaining why he made certain comments. Asked to address…
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