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Ontario’s new Emergency Orders allow CVORs, licenses, certificates to be pulled

Rita Smith

Despite anything in the Highway Traffic Act, where the Registrar or Deputy Registrar
believes on reasonable grounds that,
(a) the holder of a driver’s licence, motor vehicle permit or CVOR certificate has
contravened section 2 or 3 or has failed to comply with subsection 4 (2) or 5 (3); or
(b) the holder of a CVOR certificate was the operator of a motor vehicle that was used in
or during a contravention of section 2 or 3,
the Registrar or Deputy Registrar may, by order, suspend or cancel the driver’s licence, plate
portion of the permit or CVOR certificate.

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Talking to Americans: Why Truckers are in Ottawa protesting, Part One on BCB TV

Rita Smith

On February 9th, Texas Trucking broadcaster BCB Live TV (“The Safest Station in the Nation!”) invited me on to explain the Freedom Convoy 2022 to American viewers.

Rita Smith

I really appreciate the fact that host “DriveSafe Dave” allowed me to put the 2022 Convoy in the context of Canada’s 20 years of pandemic experience and research – which, unfortunately, Canada and the world discarded completely in dealing with COVID-19.

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“Every Liberal I talk to is pissed off with Trudeau” – MPs and organizers are breaking ranks

Lindsay Prescott

The fact that Quebec Liberal MPs Joel Lightbound and Yves Robillard have publicly denounced Justin Trudeau for trying to “divide and stigmatize” fellow Canadians is having a lightening rod effect on Liberals who disagree with Trudeau’s approach.

A Toronto Area Liberal Member of Parliament told RWN that he disagrees completely with Prime Minster Trudeau’s approach to dealing with the Freedom Convoy.

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Police, not Truckers, blocked access to Bluewater Bridge: MP Marilyn Gladu

Rita Smith

Sarnia police who claimed it was Truckers blocking access to the Bluewater Bridge were not telling the truth, says Sarnia-Lambton MP Marilyn Gladu.

“It was the police who blocked access with their cars, and then told me it was the protesters,” Gladu told Road Warrior News.

“My contacts who were at the protest immediately sent me photos and video footage to show it was the police, not the Truckers who were blocking border access. Protesters left a lane wide open to allow traffic to pass.”

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Doctors supporting the Freedom Convoy to convene public scientific forum February 11th, Ottawa – invites sent to Tam, Njoo

RWN Staff

Doctors in support of the freedom convoy are inviting senior health officials to participate in a public scientific forum with subject matter experts in COVID-19, medicine, immunology, epidemiology, and virology, including Dr. Byram Bridle, Dr. Paul Alexander, and Dr. Roger Hodkinson to an open and fair discussion, with senior Health Administrative representatives of the Federal Government, Dr. Theresa Tam and Dr. Howard Njoo and the Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, Dr. Shelley Deeks.

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The fact that GoFundMe can do what it did is the whole entire real actual reason Truckers are protesting: Social Credit Score banking in under 5 minutes by Rita Smith

Rita Smith

On today’s Lead Pedal Broadcast radio show, host Bruce Outridge asked me to explain what happened on February 6th with GoFundMe and the Freedom Convoy’s missing $10 million.

I took advantage of the opportunity to explain to him that the only thing standing between Canada and the Chinese Social Credit banking system is a thin, noisy line of Truckers on Parliament Hill.

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OOIDA calls upon Trudeau and Biden to exempt Truckers from vaccine mandates

Rita Smith

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is the largest trade association
representing the views of small-business truckers and professional truck drivers. OOIDA has
over 150,000 members in North America, including nearly 1,000 Canadian drivers. OOIDA’s
mission is to promote and protect the interests of its members on any issues that might impact
their economic well-being, working conditions, and the safe operation of commercial motor
vehicles (CMVs) on our roads.
We are requesting that professional truck drivers be exempted from the cross-border vaccination
requirements that the Canadian government implemented on January 15th, 2022, for essential
service providers. The exemption should apply to all U.S. drivers entering Canada as well as any
Canadian drivers returning home.

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