Truck Convoy in Ottawa

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Wikipedia live entry: Freedom Convoy 2022.

Leaders: 

* Organizers: JAMES BAUDER, TAMARA LICH, BJ DICHTER, CHRIS BARBER

* Influencers: BRIAN PECKFORD, ROGER HODKINSON, RANDY HILLIER, PAUL ALEXANDER

* Ops: TOM QUIGGIN, DANIEL BULFORD, PAT KING, BRIAN DENISON

Miscellaneous news: honking stop order lead plaintiff, residents flee downtown Ottawa,  protester wood shack tow trucker getting death threats, Mark Carney thinks protest has evolved into "sedition" at this point.

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New PC Leader asking truckers to go home: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservatives-covid-19-restrictions-1.6346576
Mandate protesters got strategical help from former police, RCMP and military: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/convoy-protesters-police-tactical-knowledge-1.6345854
Paul Alexander (former Trump official) ties to protesters: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/paul-alexander-ottawa-convoy-1.6345824
Ambassador Bridge injuction: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ambassador-bridge-blocked-protest-fourth-day-1.6346185

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Oped on the protests: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2022/02/08/belligerent-men-in-big-trucks-given-keys-to-nations-capital.html?li_source=LI&li_medium=thestar_recommended_for_you

"The occupation represents an abject failure by the Ottawa police — as well as by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, both of whom have been fearful of triggering a confrontation that might antagonize right-wingers in Western Canada and rural Ontario.

By allowing the convoy to be coddled like this, Trudeau and Ford have given the freedom-bullies a sense of their own importance that is as oversized as their trucks."

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https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/ceva-s-a-rupt-in-canada-protestul-camionagiilor-arata-un-succes-neobisnuit-al-populistilor-radicali-din-aceasta-tara-spun-expertii-3967937

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Biden is urging Canada to remove blockades: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60342800

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Ford declares state of emergency: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-announcement-ontario-protests-1.6347810

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Ambassador Bridge court order effective Feb 11 at 7pm: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60356461

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Trudeau's lack of response: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60311988

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Windsor police started clearing the blockade: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60361533

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Windsor, London Police and OPP involved in failed tactics at Ambassador Bridge (still closed): https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/protesters-ambassador-bridge-windsor-covid-deadline-1.6349424

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Constitutional experts contradict Ottawa Police statements about their powers to deal with protesters: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/constitutional-professors-charter-rights-ottawa-protest-1.6338496

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Canadian law around crowd control techniques in the wake of 2010-2012 events: https://www.constitutionalstudies.ca/2013/09/stand-up-for-your-rights-protest-laws-may-violate-charter-rights/?print=print

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Ottawa Friday night 2/11 developments: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-protest-third-weekend-1.6348554

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Surrey BC blockade: https://globalnews.ca/news/8615476/b-c-braces-for-another-day-of-anti-covid-19-mandate-convoys/amp/

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Ambassador Bridge blockade cleared on Sunday: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-ambassador-bridge-police-protest-1.6350120
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60368408
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/13/world/canada-protests-trudeau-news
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20220213-canadian-police-clear-ambassador-bridge-on-sixth-day-of-protesters-blockade
https://www.dw.com/en/canada-key-bridge-to-us-remains-closed-while-police-clear-protesters/a-60760226

Tamara Lich profile: https://www.corriere.it/esteri/22_febbraio_13/canada-chi-leader-camionisti-che-vuole-secessione-west-c38cd4b6-8cd6-11ec-ab58-6edac401c3bd.shtml
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/who-is-tamara-lich-the-spark-that-lit-the-fire

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Daniel Bulford and Jim: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/organizers-of-convoy-protest-we-have-no-intentions-of-staying-one-day-longer-than-necessary

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Ottawa mayor tentative deal with convoy organizers: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/canada/article-ottawa-mayor-says-deal-with-convoy-protesters-could-clear-residential/

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/13/americas/canada-truckers-protests-covid-sunday/index.html

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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/14/world/canada-protests-news

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Police seize guns: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/14/canada-ottawa-trucker-protests-bridge/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/coutts-protest-blockade-arrests-rcmp-monday-1.6351112

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Trudeau to invoke Emergencies Act (1988) for the first time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1iXToPJFcs
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-premiers-cabinet-1.6350734
2/14/2022 4:34pm: Trudeau is making a statement and will be answering media questions.
4:37pm: PM declared Emergencies Act is invoked.

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More than half of donations for truck convoy from US: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/convoy-protest-donations-data-1.6351292

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Powers under Emergencies Act: Freeze accounts, revoke insurance? CCLA disagrees with invoking the act: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60383385

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Latest news:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/faith-convoy-truckers-1.6350538
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sloly-ottawa-resigns-behaviour-leadership-1.6352295
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-sussex-corner-business-convoy-donation-1.6351642
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-emergencies-act-analysis-1.6351781

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Updates: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/police-day-and-night-ottawa-occupation-1.6352700
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/coutts-protest-charges-laid-court-appearance-bail-1.6352482
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60383385
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/02/15/canadas-emergencies-act-news-updates-truck-protests-star-coverage.html
https://globalnews.ca/news/8620500/watsons-backdoor-dealing-freedom-convoy-harmful-ottawa/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-police-issue-order-for-ottawa-convoy-protesters-to-leave-immediately/
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/children-s-aid-society-urges-ottawa-convoy-protesters-to-make-arrangements-for-kids-care-1.5783725

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Last blockade removed: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60407938