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The following article is a broad timeline of the course of events surrounding the Canada convoy protest, a series of protests and blockades in Canada in early 2022. The protest, which was called the Freedom Convoy (French: Convoi de la liberté) by organizers, was "first aimed at a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers" when the convoy of hundreds of vehicles, including semi ...
The Attorney General of Ontario sought and was granted an Ontario Superior Court of Justice court order under Section 490.8 of the Criminal Code of Canada against GiveSendGo, [61] to freeze the funds collected from two campaigns, "Freedom Convoy 2022"—US$8.4 million and "Adopt-a-Trucker"—over $686,000, [65] [66] and prohibit their distribution.
A group calling itself "Walk for Freedom" has been organizing anti-mask protests since at least April 2020. [7] [8] Concerns were raised when several hundred protestors took part in a 20 February 2021 freedom convoy and Jericho Torch March at the Alberta Legislature Building organized by the "Walk for Freedom Alberta" and the "Freedom Unity Alliance". [9]
One of the central organisers behind the "Freedom Convoy" protest that caused Canada’s capital to descend into gridlock for weeks in 2022 has been found guilty of mischief.
Tyson George Billings (born 1977 or 1978), also known as Freedom George, [1] was a key figure in the Canada convoy protest. Billings was arrested in February 2022 and pleaded guilty to one charge of counselling mischief in June 2022.
Christopher John Barber (born in 1975 or 1976), and usually known as Chris Barber, is a Canadian trucking company operator, and activist who co-led the Canadian convoy protest. He was arrested on February 17, 2022 and released on bail the next day. His courtroom defence had yet to be heard as of January 2024. [1]
The group planned a second convoy labeled "Freedom Convoy 2.0" [11] and also "World Unity Convoy" [12] of vehicles to Ottawa for February 17 to 21, 2023, but changed their plans in favour of Winnipeg in late December 2022. [11] In early January 2023 the second convoy plans were cancelled due to security related issues. [13]
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