Freedom Convoy protests [Split from All things 2019-nCoV]

[The Bread Guy]

For the record, this from Friday's news conference with Ontario's Premier et. al. ...

On February 11, 2022, the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice, Geoffrey B. Morawetz, made an order prohibiting impeding or blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, an international bridge in Windsor, Ontario connecting Canada to the United States. The order is binding on all persons who have notice of it. It takes effect at 7:00pm, February 11, 2022, and remains in effect for ten days.

The order was granted at the request of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association and with the support of the Corporation of the City of Windsor. The Attorney General of Ontario, Doug Downey, intervened in the court case and expressed his support for the granting of the order.

The order authorizes the police to use powers of arrest and seizure to enforce it, but specifies that the police retain discretion as to the timing and manner of enforcement.

Court order attached.

 

[Edward Campbell]

And he rolls in as the savior?

Yep! Their model is the 2015 Justin Trudeau/LPC campaign.

 

[The Bread Guy]

The protest organizers may now be learning a lesson about virtue signalling without outside input/involvement ....

As the Freedom Convoy continues to lockdown Parliament Hill and Ottawa's downtown core, some lead organizers are now choosing to bring more awareness to the Every Child Matters campaign, while calling for student walkouts to end mask mandates and COVID-19 restrictions in schools.

“Orange Shirt Day tomorrow. We’re doing Every Child Matters tomorrow, a moment of silence at (Parliament Hill) and everywhere else for the kids, a worldwide walkout for the kids, let’s go kids. Let’s go. Get those masks off. You don’t need them,” one of the convoy's organizers said Thursday in a video that was livestreamed on Facebook.

(...)

"Every Child Matters" is a slogan used to support Orange Shirt Day, which Phyllis Webstad founded in 2013 to raise awareness of the residential school system. At six years old, Webstad attended her first day of school at St. Joseph’s Mission where her brand-new favourite orange shirt she got from her family was taken away and never returned.

Orange Shirt Day is commemorated on Sept. 30. The same date was selected for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, largely because of Webstad's work.

On Friday, Webstad was quick to speak up in opposition to the protesters' proclamation that Friday would be an additional Orange Shirt Day.

“Orange Shirt Day with the phrase 'Every Child Matters' is a cause focusing the importance of truth and reconciliation. With this in mind, the Orange Shirt Society does not endorse the recent announcement of Orange Shirt Day occurring on Feb. 11 by protest organizers,” Webstad told CTV News in a statement ...

 

[PMedMoe]

Sovereign citizen influences enter the chat.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1492353411584507906

And when you check out the "murderbydecree" website, you are led to Kevin Annett. And here's a little info about him.

 

[Remius]

And when you check out the "murderbydecree" website, you are led to Kevin Annett. And here's a little info about him.

That guy still around? He was talking about the Queen eating indigenous kids years ago.

rabble.ca featured that guy prominently years ago.

 

[PMedMoe]

That guy still around? He was talking about the Queen eating indigenous kids years ago.

rabble.ca featured that guy prominently years ago.

Amazing what comes out of the woodwork when you want to issue an arrest warrant for the PM and GG, isn't it??

 

[Altair]

Amazing what comes out of the woodwork when you want to issue an arrest warrant for the PM and GG, isn't it??

Imagine what the protest would be if

a) It was not organized by nutters

b) It wasn't blaring horns at all hours

c) It kept on a simple message of reducing restrictions and public health measures

d) It went the extra mile to keep the extremists out of it, or at least feeling extremely unwelcome

e) It didn't have a bunch of F**k Trudeau signs and the like.

Could have been something.

 

[Remius]

Windsor bridge is seeing an increased police presence, empty busses have been moved in. If I were a betting man I would guess for arrests.

 

[Remius]

Imagine what the protest would be if

a) It was not organized by nutters

b) It wasn't blaring horns at all hours

c) It kept on a simple message of reducing restrictions and public health measures

d) It went the extra mile to keep the extremists out of it, or at least feeling extremely unwelcome

e) It didn't have a bunch of F**k Trudeau signs and the like.

Could have been something.

That was never going to happen. Just like the nutters on the left everyone wants to join the bandwagon and get their messages and manifestos out.

 

[Remius]

Amazing what comes out of the woodwork when you want to issue an arrest warrant for the PM and GG, isn't it??

I’m pretty sure he tried to issue an arrest for either the Catholic Church or the Protestant Church. He hammered an arrest warrant to local church door lol.

 

[Altair]

That was never going to happen. Just like the nutters on the left everyone wants to join the bandwagon and get their messages and manifestos out.

Yeah, the ones who tend to organize these things tend to be those who are drinking their own koolaid on the fringes.

 

[Remius]

Yeah, the ones who tend to organize these things tend to be those who are drinking their own koolaid on the fringes.

When the arrests start, the organizers will be no where near that either.

 

[Altair]

When the arrests start, the organizers will be no where near that either.

Wonder what they plan to do with the millions in bitcoin if this is shut down.

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

Wonder what they plan to do with the millions in bitcoin if this is shut down.

Buy PPE?? Just too really piss the organizers off....

 

[The Bread Guy]

I’m pretty sure he tried to issue an arrest for either the Catholic Church or the Protestant Church. He hammered an arrest warrant to local church door lol.

From his bio

... Forced Canadian government "apology" for Indian residential schools, July 2008

(...)

Led public protests and exorcisms at the Vatican, 2009, 2010 ...

 

[PMedMoe]

From his bio

Does it say "was removed from ministry (placed on the Discontinued Service List – Disciplinary) in 1997 by The United Church of Canada" anywhere on it??

 

[Altair]

Buy PPE?? Just too really piss the organizers off....

if wise they would organize into a Canadian PAC

 

[lenaitch]

When the arrests start, the organizers will be no where near that either.

One can only hope that an arrest/surveillance team is shadowing them and ready for when they try to bug out.

 

[The Bread Guy]

INITIAL REPORTS (usual breaking news caveats attached) that police have started clearing the bridge - this from Windsor Police issued yesterday ....

The Windsor Police Service wants to make demonstrators clearly aware that it is a criminal offence to obstruct, interrupt or interfere with the lawful use, enjoyment, or operation of property. The offence itself is known as mischief to property.

The unlawful act of blocking streets at and near the Ambassador Bridge is resulting in people being denied the lawful use, enjoyment and operation of their property and causing businesses to close down.

We are providing notice that anyone blocking streets or assisting others in the blocking of streets may be committing a criminal offence and must immediately cease further unlawful activity or you may face charges. You could be arrested if you are a party to the offence or assisting others in the direct or indirect commission of this offence.

Vehicles or other property related to an offence may be seized. Once a vehicle is seized, it may be detained and, following a conviction, possibly forfeited.

Charges and/or convictions related to the unlawful activity associated with the demonstration may lead to denial in crossing the USA border.

... and this from Windsor Police Twitter this hour

https://twitter.com/x/status/1492488239214698496

More from MSM here

Windsor police issue message to demonstrators at border protest

Windsor police are notifying demonstrators involved in the border protest on Huron Church Road that those blocking streets, or assisting others in blocking streets may be committing a criminal offence.

windsor.ctvnews.ca

Authorities, protesters in stalemate over Ambassador Bridge blockade; arrest made

The vehicles are gone but protesters continue to linger at the Ambassador Bridge Saturday, keeping it closed for a fifth day.

www.detroitnews.com

Latest Canada updates: Police clear protesters occupying bridge

Canada news from February 12: Police clear protesters blocking bridge to the US after a court order to end the blockade.

www.aljazeera.com

Canadian truckers: Police move in on protesters blocking Ambassador Bridge: LIVE UPDATES

Dozens of police moved in on an ongoing trucker protest at the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario, Saturday morning.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Jarnhamar]

Could have been something.

-A paralyzed down town core for 3+ weeks.
-A dumbfounded government that looks incapable of handling this.
-Police with a black eye over how its handled so far (perhaps unfair ridicule).
-Ability to raise $10M in a week.
-Copy cat protests across the country including shutting down an international trade routes (another one started an hour ago in Cornwall, only one lane open).
-Copy cat protests in other countries where the Canadian flag is being used as an icon for anti mandates.
-The need to call in police from the other side of the country.


If people would have taken this more seriously this could have been summed up before it started, or mitigated a lot of damage and drama.