Etiket: Freedom
“Freedom convoy”: police leaks benefited protesters
OTTAWA – The “freedom convoy” benefited from the escape of the police services and the sympathy of the police, according to the lawyer of certain organizers of the movement which…
Freedom Convoy protesters had police sources, lawyer says
Freedom Convoy demonstrators received information directly from police sources, a lawyer who advised the main organizers of the movement that paralyzed Ottawa last winter told the Rouleau commission. “There are…
Freedom Convoy protesters had police sources, lawyer says
A lawyer who advised the main leaders of the Freedom Convoy told the prosecutors of the Rouleau Commission that demonstrators received information directly from police sources. “Several of these ex-agents…
“Freedom convoy”: nearly $200,000 paid to a communication agency
OTTAWA | The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) paid $185,992.85 to a communications agency to support it during the occupation of the federal capital, last January and February. • Read also:…
Freedom Convoy organizers were divided over the cause
A “power struggle” divided the original organizers of the Freedom Convoy, including over a pseudo-legal document that claimed the movement could remove Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the first trucker heard…
“Freedom Convoy” | Ottawa wanted to focus on the most radical
(Ottawa) Newly leaked text messages show how the federal government was planning its communications strategy even before the “freedom convoy” protesters arrived in Ottawa in late January. Updated yesterday at…
Ottawa police had failed to notify the Freedom Convoy that it was illegal
The former Ottawa police chief never saw fit to announce the illegality of the Freedom Convoy directly to the protesters who occupied his city before the invocation of emergency measures,…
Ottawa Police had not given Freedom Convoy notice that it was illegal
The former Ottawa police chief never saw fit to announce Freedom Convoy’s illegality directly to protesters who occupied his city prior to the invocation of emergency measures, a- he admitted…
A Franco-Quebec chair on freedom of expression is created
The Quebec government is investing two million dollars in the creation of a Franco-Quebec research chair on freedom of expression. This chair is created jointly by the Fonds de recherche…
“Freedom convoy”: soldiers against trucks
OTTAWA | The Ottawa Police Service was discussing a military intervention just five days after the first trucks of the “freedom convoy” arrived in the federal capital. • Read also:…
Rouleau Commission: what we know, and what we still do not know, of the Freedom Convoy
The Rouleau commission on the state of emergency held its 12e day of public hearings. Although his mandate is primarily to determine whether the federal government was justified in invoking…
Ex-Ottawa police chief blames feds for lack of information on Freedom Convoy
Ottawa’s ousted police chief Peter Sloly hadn’t read all the intelligence reports on the Freedom Convoy before the trucks arrived in his city, but said he was sorry the federal…
Convoy of freedom: the Ottawa police had lost the confidence of the federal government very early, according to the RCMP
The Trudeau government was losing faith in the abilities of the Ottawa police to handle the Freedom Convoy crisis from the first week of the occupation, according to the commissioner…
[Opinion] Solidarity with those who sacrifice their individual freedom for the collective good
Activists from the Antigone collective, an affinity group of Extinction Rébellion Québec, occupied the Valero terminal of the line 9B pipeline on October 19. The group demands an immediate reduction…
Police officers suggested announcing the end of health restrictions to please the Freedom Convoy
Police officials circulated the idea that it was possible to announce the end of sanitary measures against COVID-19 to offer a “victory” to the Freedom Convoy in exchange for their…
Police officers had good words for the Freedom Convoy
‘Pro-police’, ‘very collaborative’ and ‘extremely law-abiding’: Some police described the Freedom Convoy in glowing terms before, and even after, its move to Ottawa which led to the invocation of the…
“Freedom convoy”: Doug Ford ordered to appear
OTTAWA – The premier of Ontario refuses to appear before the commission of inquiry into emergency measures. • Read also: “Freedom Convoy”: Ottawa Police make their mea culpa • Read…
Freedom convoy: Judge Rouleau tries to drag Doug Ford before the commission
Doug Ford is appealing to the courts to avoid having to answer questions about his handling of the Freedom Convoy protest. After refusing the invitation, the Premier of Ontario is…
[Opinion] In solidarity with Iranian women fighting for their freedom
If there is a reason that justifies the choice of secularism as a philosophy of thought and as a political and legal regime, it is the protection of women against…
Freedom convoy: gun charges filed against protesters
At least two gun-related charges have been laid against supporters of the Ottawa Freedom Convoy, in addition to a dozen for weapons of an unspecified type, police documents show. One…