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Government's reasoning mentions 'ideologically motivated violent extremism'The Liberal government is defending its allegation of ties between "ideologically motivated violent extremism" and the ongoing protest in Ottawa — one of the reasons it cited for triggering the Emergencies Act. On Monday, the federal government invoked the legislation for the first time since its passage in 1988. The move gives the government new powers to address anti-vaccine mandate protesters tying the city of Ottawa in knots — including the authority to ban travel to protest zones and prohibit people from bringing minors to unlawful assemblies. The government published its reasons for triggering...

The elderly woman who was reportedly injured when police on horseback rode through a crowd of Freedom Convoy protesters Friday evening has been identified as Candice "Candy" Sero. She is reportedly a full-blood Mohawk woman who lives in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in Hastings County, Ontario. Sero reportedly suffered a broken clavicle from the trampling.

OTTAWA—As police in Ottawa escalated operations for the second day in a row against the trucker protest opposed to the government’s COVID-19 mandates, a spokesperson for the movement, dubbed the “Freedom Convoy,” called for a peaceful withdrawal, saying they are not going to be a “punching bag for law enforcement.” Speaking at a press conference at the Lord Elgin Hotel in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 19, retired Canadian military officer Tom Marazzo said many truckers feel that the best course of action for them and their families is to withdraw in order to avoid further harm. “As a movement, we...

Canada has moved to make the asset freezing part of its Emergencies Act, which was used to target supporters of the Freedom Convoy protests, a permanent fixture.Wow, who saw that one coming?In order to stop what the Trudeau regime referred to as “illegal blockades,” the government threatened to freeze the bank accounts of demonstrators and anyone who donated money to them.Under the Emergencies Act, bank are required to freeze accounts without a court order, while all crowdfunding platforms and payment providers are mandated to provide information to FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada).Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland...

A Canadian MP says the bank account of a single mom with a minimum wage job has been frozen after she donated $50 to Freedom Convoy. Conservative lawmaker Mark Strahl says the mom, named only as Briane, has had her life ruined for donating the small sum to the anti-vaccine mandates protest. Strahl shared Brianne's story as concerns grow that scores of ordinary people will no longer be able to pay for food and basics after their accounts were frozen for donating to a group of protesters. 'Briane is a single mom from Chilliwack working a minimum wage job. She...

...“Today—24 days after this ordeal began—is the first day I have felt any semblance of peace since the Convoy upended my life,” said first-year University of Ottawa law student Elaine Tam, speaking to JURIST. “I just watched the final truck being towed out of my window’s line of sight around 3:30pm, and I cannot describe the relief that washed over me. […] I am left feeling utterly drained and exhausted. […] My faith in our political institutions, as well as my trust in our law enforcement mechanisms are now damaged beyond repair.” Tam lives a few streets from Parliament and...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insisted at a news conference on Monday that his government still needs the unprecedented emergency powers he demanded this month even though police violently removed the Freedom Convoy protesters from Ottawa and no active Freedom Convoy protests are currently occurring.

Chilling 15 minutes of masked armored police surrounding a lunch cafe in Ottawa, presumably to arrest a Freedom Convoy participant. Police said they were there for an "inspection". Owner will not let them in.

In a video from Ottawa, a broadcaster stares at the camera in silence as protesters surround him and scream expletives, calling him a liar and bellowing "freedom." Near the U.S. border in Surrey, B.C., a cameraman's equipment is shoved off his shoulder and two men spit on him. A demonstrator follows another journalist closely, yelling that he is a "disgusting, filthy human being," while police escort the reporter through a jeering crowd. Experts and advocates say the treatment of journalists, captured in many cases on video, during recent protests against public health measures should be a wake-up call.

Zot, not in jail, with CharZot, talking about what's happened. Zot accused of obstruction - live streaming direct information. Update, Danny out of jail. On phone with them.

Like many, I have spent the last couple of weeks a bit entranced by the trucker protests happening in Canada (and now around the world, from Paris to Wellington). I initially tried to document here every twist and turn of the Freedom Convoy drama, but found it nearly impossible. Events continue to unfold very quickly. As I write this, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has just invoked the Emergencies Act (i.e. martial law), allowing him to suspend civil liberties and basically do whatever he wants (more on that later) to crush the protests. So they may soon be quelled. Or...

The Ottawa interim police chief Steve Bell says law enforcement will seek out protestors for “financial sanctions and criminal charges” even after protestors leave Ottawa. In a press conference on Saturday, interim chief of Ottawa Police Steve Bell said law enforcement would go after individuals present at the peaceful freedom convoy protest in Ottawa for “months to come”. “If you are involved in this protest, we will actively look to identify you and follow up with financial sanctions and criminal charges. Absolutely.” Bell admitted police forces are collecting intelligence through police body cams. The intelligence will later be used to...

Neil Oliver delivers his remarks this weekend against the background of oppressive government on display in Canada. The issues around the vaccines that Oliver notes are at the heart of what the Canadian truckers were protesting. Yet, those original grievances have been lost, intentionally lost and buried by the government of Justin Trudeau, because the Canadian government finds it less of a risk to trigger a national emergency act declaration than discuss the issues around forced vaccination. Think about that carefully. As common in his monologues, Oliver outlines the baseline issue, lost in the shadows of the national emergency declaration,...

Ottawa Police Horses Trample Protestors Increasing Tensions Between Protestors and Police

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing tough opposition in Parliament as he battles to maintain his emergency powers in a crackdown on Freedom Convoy protesters. On Thursday, legislation upholding Trudeau's declaration under the Emergencies Act was presented in Parliament, where Conservative and Bloc Québécois MPs voiced fierce opposition. However, the left-leaning New Democrats said they would reluctantly support Trudeau's minority Liberal government, virtually ensuring passage of the measure upholding his emergency powers in the House of Commons. Together the two parties hold 184 seats out of 338 in the lower chamber. Under law, any use of the Emergencies Act...

Heavy tow trucks and front loaders equipped with forklift arms began clearing trucks from Wellington Street just before 2 p.m. A group of several dozen protesters continued to face off with police at the corner of Bank and Wellington streets. But a major push by police had cleared the road in front of Parliament Hill. Tow trucks sat on Laurier Street near city hall earlier Saturday, their company logos covered or removed and some of their drivers wearing face coverings. Further south on O’Connor Street, Tom Hutar hurled abuse at a CBC reporter who was live on camera. “I’m just...

PETITION TO THE SENATE OF CANADA: Whereas • on or about February 14, 2022, the Justin Trudeau Cabinet declared a public welfare emergency pursuant to the Emergencies Act (hereinafter the “Declaration of Emergency”); • the legal pre-conditions for the Declaration of Emergency are not met; • the factual pre-conditions for the Declaration of Emergency are not met; • to maintain the Declaration of Emergency, a motion for confirmation of the Declaration of Emergency is required to pass both the House of Commons and Canada’s Senate; • it is anticipated that a motion for confirmation of the Declaration of Emergency will...

OTTOWA -- The heavy police presence remains in Ottawa but is not enough to evict the freedom convoy from Canada’s capital. Although several warnings have been issued and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act on Valentine’s Day, the truckers and protesters remain calm with no sign of an emergency – just as they have for the last three weeks. The truckers who remain on the street are adamant that they will not move. Though, they are concerned that the federal government will use force against them. Trudeau claims that the Emergencies Act will not violate the Canadian...

...To understand how this echo chamber works, we have to start with the Ottawa protest itself. The “Freedom Convoy’’ started as a loosely affiliated group of Canadian truck drivers led by a group called Canada Unity, founded by far-right activist and QAnon conspiracy theorist James Bauder. But over the last 30 days, Bauder has managed to build a coalition of fed-up truck drivers, fringe Canadian political party members, neo-Nazis, anti-vaxxers, and an international coterie of scammers, grifters, and low-level online creators that has been able to generate major headlines around the world.

Ottawa is holding its collective breath as police appear ready to finally end the so called Freedom Convoy protest that has paralyzed a good chunk of the capital city’s downtown core for the past three weeks. With significantly bolstered ranks municipal, provincial and national police officers have established a perimeter with about 100 checkpoints covering Ottawa’s downtown to keep out anyone intent on joining the protest this weekend.