Ottawa’s mayor is calling on the federal government to appoint a mediator to help end the truckers’ convoy protest taking place in the city against federal COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. Mayor Jim Watson told CTV News that he has suggested to federal ministers that they appoint a mediator who could be “an honest broker on both sides…
Ottawa Mayor Asks Feds to Appoint Mediator to Broker With Truck Convoy Protesters
Truckers Convoy Versus the Media
Commentary Is the media lying about the truckers? There’s one thing that takes a long time to build but only moments to lose—trust. Unfortunately though, trust in journalism has been eroding for some time now and coverage of the Canada’s Freedom Truckers Convoy is the most recent example. Whether you support the convoy or not,…
Canadians ‘Deliberately Misled’ by Government and Media on Diversity of Truck Protest, Professor Says
February 7, 2022
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Canadians are being deliberately misled by the Trudeau government and their “arms in the media” on the large diversity of supporters of the trucker convoy demonstration in Ottawa, an academic says. Since the “Freedom Convoy” converged in Canada’s capital on Jan. 29 to protest federal vaccine mandates and other pandemic-related policies, supporters say the movement…
Ottawa Residents, Trucker Convoy Protesters to Face Off in Court
An Ontario court is set to hear arguments today in a $10 million lawsuit filed by an Ottawa resident against the truckers’ “Freedom Convoy” for damages allegedly caused by the honking of horns during the ongoing protests against federal COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. On Feb. 4, 21-year-old Ottawa resident Zexi Li filed a lawsuit in…
Ottawa Mayor Declares State of Emergency Due to Convoy Protest
OTTAWA—Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has declared a state of emergency due to the trucker protest that continues in the city’s downtown core. In a brief statement, the city said the decision reflects the “serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents posed by the ongoing demonstrations and highlights the need for support…
Police Identify Driver of Hit-and-Run at Winnipeg Trucker Protest
Winnipeg police have identified the driver accused of running his vehicle into a crowd of protesters participating in the Freedom Convoy rally at the province’s legislature on Feb. 4, injuring four people. David Alexander Zegarac, 42, is facing 11 charges, including four counts of assault with a weapon. Zegarac is also charged with with dangerous…
MP Says She Hopes GoFundMe’s Cancellation of Convoy Fundraiser ‘Was Not Politically Influenced’
Conservative MP Leslyn Lewis says government and industry should be independent of each other, after GoFundMe cancelled a fundraiser for the trucker protest in Ottawa that had garnered almost $10 million in donations. “I certainly hope that GoFundMe’s decision to defund the Trucker Convoy was not politically influenced. Governments must be independent of industry, and…
Freedom Convoy Raises $3 Million on GiveSendGo After GoFundMe Removes Campaign
The Canadian “Freedom Convoy” raised more than $3 million on GiveSendGo after GoFundMe removed its campaign amid controversy over how the nearly $10 million would be handled. A new petition from the Canadian Freedom Convoy raised some $3.2 million out of a $16 million target on GiveSendGo, which was down on Saturday. The company said that…
Freedom Convoy Raises $2.5 Million on GiveSendGo After GoFundMe Removes Campaign
The Canadian “Freedom Convoy” raised more than $2 million on GiveSendGo after GoFundMe removed its campaign amid controversy over how the nearly $10 million would be handled. A new petition from the Canadian Freedom Convoy raised some $2.5 million out of a $16,000 target on GiveSendGo, which was down on Saturday. The company said that it…
Trucker Movement Spreads to Other Canadian Cities
After the cross-country “Freedom Convoy” made its way to Ottawa on Jan. 29 and settled there, other convoys are now converging on other Canadian cities this weekend, notably in Quebec City and Toronto, to call for the end of pandemic restrictions. Participants from Quebec’s remote northeastern region of Côte-Nord started arriving in Quebec City on…
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