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…
Author of Controversial Freedom Convoy-Related MOU Testifies Before Emergencies Act Commission
November 3, 2022
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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…
Public Inquiry Hears About Divisions Within ‘Freedom Convoy’ Leadership
One of the main spokesmen for the “Freedom Convoy” says he did not agree with a proposed deal, struck between organizers and the city of Ottawa, that would have seen truckers move their vehicles out of residential areas. Benjamin Dichter is on the stand Thursday at the Public Order Emergency Commission, the public inquiry that…
‘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…
Truckers Felt Obligation to Stay in Ottawa Due to Popular Support, Needed Graceful Exit: Lawyer Keith Wilson
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…
‘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,”…
‘Freedom Convoy’ Came Together Organically, Organizer Testifies
“Freedom Convoy” organizer Chris Barber says the initial purpose of the protest was to get the federal government to listen to truck drivers’ concerns about cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Barber, 47, is the first of several organizers who will take the witness stand at the public inquiry investigating the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies…
‘Diagolon’ Founder Jeremy MacKenzie Expected to Testify at Emergencies Act Inquiry
The public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act during “Freedom Convoy” protests says it expects to call “Diagolon” founder Jeremy MacKenzie as a witness. Public Order Emergency Commission lawyers expect to call the founder of the online group, which includes members that supported the convoy, to testify on Friday via videoconference….
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