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On October 2, CBC News reported that information related to protests in February that they had requested from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) under the Access to Information Act had been withheld. CSIS cited section 15 of the act in withholding the information, which defines "subversive or hostile activities" as including ...
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 ...
[317] [318] CBC News on the front lines reported protesters in the red zone, who could leave, chose to stay and be arrested. [318] There were 70 arrests and 21 vehicles were removed by mid-afternoon. [318] CBC's senior defence writer, Murray Brewster, described the police operation as "professional, methodical, and tactical". [318]
February 24 – Immediately following the police action, new protests spring up in the province of Quebec, including a temporary rolling blockade of the Honoré Mercier Bridge near Montreal by Mohawks from Kahnawake, a new rail blockade by the Listuguj Mi'gmaq in the Gaspé Peninsula, and a barricade of Route 344 which was the site of the 1990 ...
The protest was the start of a convoy of protesters that later proceeded to Ottawa. [4] The protest blocked the border crossing to the United States. [ 4 ] After hearing reports that protesters were planning to bring firearms to the protest and prepare for "war", police deployed undercover officers. [ 1 ]
Patrick James King [2] (born August 2, 1977) is a Canadian far-right activist, [3] [4] known for protesting COVID-19 mandates. He has led the Wexit movement advocating for secession from Canada of Alberta and other western provinces, led the United We Roll movement, and acted as a regional organizer for the Canada convoy protest.
The yellow vests movement was a series of protests in Canada inspired by the yellow vest (gilets jaunes) protests that began in France in 2018. [1] Unlike the French gilets jaunes protests in 2018 and 2019, the Yellow Vest Canada movement incorporated xenophobic rhetoric in their messaging, [2] [3] and have been described as "frontline extremists, [4] hate group, [5] [4] alt-right, and far right.
Protest in Ottawa on 5 June Protest signs left at the Ottawa Courthouse on 5 June. Barrie: 5 June and 6 June: Over 1,000 people participated in a 'Justice for Black Lives' rally in Barrie. Organized by Black Lives Matter, the protest and march began at City Hall at 2 p.m. and then headed along Mulcaster and Simcoe Streets to Meridian Place to ...