Canadian Freedom Convoy Organizer Pat King Charged Without Bail.

Pat King, a vociferous protester who took part in the large-scale “Freedom Convoy” protest in downtown Ottawa in recent weeks in opposition to government COVID-19 regulations and limitations, has been denied bail by an Ontario court. King, who was arrested in Ottawa on Feb. 18, is charged with mischief, assisting in the conduct of mischief, assisting in the commission of the offence of violating a court order, and assisting in the obstructing of police. He is frequently mentioned in the media as one of the organizers of the Freedom Convoy demonstration, and his Facebook profile has over 350,000 followers. At a news conference on Feb. 6, Keith Wilson, a lawyer from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms who represents the organizers, made it clear that King is not one of them. Wilson acknowledged that “we have numerous persons in the…

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Lawsuits Follow Trudeaus Use Of The Emergencies Act.

Even after the Emergencies Act was revoked on Feb. 23, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and two civil and constitutional rights organizations said they will continue to seek legal objections to the Canadian government’s use of the law. On February 14, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau activated the act, giving authorities more authority to deal with protests in Ottawa and abroad against the government COVID-19 orders. On Feb. 23, Trudeau withdrew the act, claiming that the emergency measures were no longer required. Kenney, who announced on Feb. 19 that he would launch a lawsuit challenging the government’s use of the act, said there was never a state of emergency and that he would continue to take legal action. “There has never been an emergency that necessitated the use of these extrajudicial powers.” What a humiliation for those who 5 minutes ago were…

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Armored Vehicles Used to Intimidate Cross Border Demonstrators Against COVID-19 Tyranny.

The city’s police department says armored vehicles sighted in Windsor are unrelated to recent border protests, a day after police said they “intercepted” a small caravan of trucks suspected of returning to the Ambassador Bridge. Previously, as part of their crackdown, the police had sent in some armored vehicles to clear the demonstration blockading the border crossing. The deployment of armoured vehicles in Windsor, Ont., according to Windsor police, is “unrelated to the recent demonstrations and the present situation on Huron Church Road.” The police also shared a tweet from the Canadian Armed Forces’ 31 Canadian Brigade Group, which stated that reserve forces will be performing armoured vehicle driver training in the coming days in the London and Windsor districts. The clarification comes a day after Windsor’s mayor and city police announced that they had detained a caravan of trucks…

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