There is a story behind that Greenspon Photo by Donna Laframboise In April 2022 – less than two months after the Freedom Convoy has been violently suppressed – we learned that Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich had retained the services
Read More
By Ewa Mountain It was a protest of all ages. Many families came out with their young kids. Grandparents and youth were there. It was a day that filled me with HOPE again, just like the day I watched from
Read More
Patriot Smoothie is struggling valiantly to keep his reports to about five minutes, but the sheer volume of information associated with 22 witnesses and an expanding trial schedule is making that difficult. Below is the final of his three updates
Read MoreCoverage courtesy of the Democracy Fund Day 9 of the Tamara Lich and Chris Barber Trial began with the conclusion of Sgt. Pilotte’s cross-examination. Her testimony was part of a voir dire, a trial within a trial, to determine the
Read More
Canada is approaching the three-year anniversary of its first case of COVID-19. Over time, it has become increasingly clear that COVID represented not just a public health issue, but a crisis in governance and democratic values. COVID forced Canadians to face the fact that government systems they trusted unquestioningly are not functioning as smoothly as we had all assumed.
For example, long before COVID appeared, expert, professional Emergency Management Organizations (EMOs) already existed in every province and territory. They’ve battled wildfires in Alberta, ice storms in British Columbia, and floods in Manitoba. They maintain constant contact with each other, and with their federal, municipal, and international counterparts. They partner with public sector agencies and private sector businesses.
Read More
Coverage courtesy of the Democracy Fund Day 8 of the trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber saw the cross-examination of Sergeant Pilotte on the voir dire. Counsel for Mr. Barber showed Sergeant Pilotte several videos of Chris Barber wherein Mr.
Read More
So easy to treat the truckers like human beings rather than pond scum by Donna Laframboise During the Freedom Convoy protest, Janice Charette was this country’s most powerful civil servant. (This past June, someone else assumed that responsibility.) As the Tamara Lich/Chris
Read More On Day 8 of the Barber/Lich trial, extensive conversation took place around whether it is possible to prove that Facebook posts or TikTok comment can actually be attributed to Barber or Lich, as no one knows exactly who might have
Read More Coverage courtesy of the Democracy Fund We began the sixth day of the trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber with the continued voir dire on the admissibility of certain social media posts and videos allegedly relating to Ms. Lich
Read More