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When Ontario Trucker Csaba Vizi was eighteen in 1989, people in his native Romania rose up against decades of Communist dictatorship. A notable number of the protesters and supporters of the Freedom Convoy in 2022 hailed from Eastern European nations which had suffered under communist rule: "We know it when we see it," one supporter told Road Warrior News. Photo: Donna Laframboise
Who were these men and women? Where did they come from, what did they believe, why did they do what they did? February 14th Update: This article has been updated since it originally ran on February 8th. It has been
Read MoreDecision to “restrict” Teslas from grant program about emotions, not emissions The Opinion column below, by Canadian Taxi Association president Marc Andre Way, originally ran on October 5, 2023 on the True North news site. Taxi News is re-publishing it
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Guy Bourgouin; Lise Vaugeois; and John Vanthof all represent Northern Ontario ridings for the NDP. Image: John Vanthof
Enforcement, open scales, road maintenance, use of rail by John Vanthof, MPP Temiskaming-Cochrane Road safety has many factors, but there are issues that add disproportionately to dangerous conditions. When I was first elected, it was mainly winter maintenance. The Liberal government
Read MoreLiberals pick a leader, and the winner is… By Ian Connerty Leadership contests are always dominated by one question: “Who can win?” And Mark Carney looks like a winner. In a recent opinion poll, Carney is even with the Conservatives
Read MoreRefuse to join the “miserable by choice” people “You had better live your best, think your best and do your best today – for today will soon be tomorrow and tomorrow will soon be forever.” A.P. Gouthey He looked at
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Windsor, Ontario has been pinpointed by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce as one of the most vulnerable cities in the face of an American program of tariffs. Photo: RWN
It’s always darkest before the dawn By Spencer Fernando Canada is at a low point. We face the possibility of economically devastating tariffs from the U.S. Parliament is prorogued. The Prime Minister put the interests of his political party above
Read MoreComparing grassroots mobilization in Canada and America by Francis Christian Exactly three years ago and within a few hours of the Truckers Freedom convoy reaching Ottawa, it had claimed its first big scalp – it had forced the resignation of the leader
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During February 2022, the Trudeau government literally trampled protesters in Ottawa. In 2024, courts deemed use of the Emergencies Act unlawful and unjustified. Photo: Twitter
But his government is still fighting against civil liberties The Federal Court of Appeal is hearing a once-in-a-generation civil liberties case February 4th and 5th – the appeal in the legal challenge to the Emergencies Act. This is the appeal of a landmark
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Ashley, Jessica, Sheri and Brandon on their way to Ottawa to fight tyranny. The fight is still going on in 2025. Photo: Road Warrior News
We came together with peace and purpose, dedication, generosity and hope by Brandon Austin As I look back on our incredible journey during the Freedom Convoy to Ottawa in 2022, I am overwhelmed with emotions that words alone can’t begin
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