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-The **Freedom Convoy 2022** was a cross-[[Canada]] protest movement against the [[Justin Trudeau]] government's [[vaccine mandates|mandatory COVID-19 vaccination]] policies. It saw a record-breaking number of trucks and other vehicles form a convoy that travelled from [[canada:british_columbia:Vancouver]], [[canada:British Columbia]] to [[canada:ontario:Ottawa]], [[canada:Ontario]], collecting additional participants as it travelled East towards [[Parliament Hill]].+The **Freedom Convoy 2022** was a cross-[[Canada]] protest movement against the [[Justin Trudeau]] government's [[vaccine mandates|mandatory COVID-19 vaccination]] policies. It saw a record-breaking number of trucks and other vehicles form a convoy that travelled from [[canada:british_columbia:Vancouver]], [[canada:British Columbia]] to [[canada:ontario:Ottawa]], [[canada:Ontario]], collecting additional participants as it traveled East towards [[Parliament Hill]]. 
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 +The event spawned many similar convoy movements worldwide, including the [[People's Convoy]] in the [[United States]]. 
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 +===== Fundraising ===== 
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 +Organizers of the protest raised funds through two different crowdfunding platforms [[GoFundMe]] and [[GiveSendGo]]. In both cases, funds were prevented from being used for the protest. In total, over 24 million dollars were raised.((https://nationalpost.com/news/freedom-convoy-raised-24-million-frozen-funds)) 
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 +==== GoFundMe==== 
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 +Original Link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/taking-back-our-freedom-convoy-2022 
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 +As of february 2nd 2022, supporters raised $10,012,500 in support of the convoy.((https://web.archive.org/web/20220202145135/https://www.gofundme.com/f/taking-back-our-freedom-convoy-2022)) 
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 +==== GiveSendGo ==== 
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 +Original link: https://givesendgo.com/FreedomConvoy2022 
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 +As of June 22nd supporters raised $9,748,213 in support of the convoy. ((https://web.archive.org/web/20220622124119/https://www.givesendgo.com/FreedomConvoy2022)) 
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 +=== Hack === 
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 +GiveSendGo stored private information in an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket((https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/08/ottawa-trucker-freedom-convoy-exposed-donation/)). The bucket contained 50 gigabytes of passports and driver's licenses of users on the platform. Many supporters of the convoy fundraiser had their names, e-mails postal codes, and other information leaked. Journalists reached out to supporters for comment. ((https://twitter.com/esaagar/status/1494008623407800326)) Initially, there was no effort by twitter to prevent the leaked private information from disseminating. ((https://www.foxnews.com/media/twitter-hacked-material-canadian-freedom-convoy-donors-hunter-biden-laptop)) In addition to the protestors, supporters themselves were [[divisive_rhetoric_about_the_unvaccinated|vilified]] and Dean Blundell directly linked to the list of supporters.((https://thepostmillennial.com/snitch-journalist-gleefully-doxxes-donors-to-canadian-freedom-protesters)) The location data of supporters was also built into an interactive map. ((https://archive.is/Hl3dA)) 
 ===== Media ===== ===== Media =====
  
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 A February 6, 2022 poll published by the [[Toronto Star]] showed out of 106,448 total votes, 98,348 people (92.39%) expressed disapproval with Ottawa mayor [[Jim Watson]] declaring a state of emergency in response to the protests in front of Parliament, with respondents citing the truckers' and their supporters' right to protest.((Star Staff. (2022, February 6). //Have your say: Was Ottawa right in declaring a state of emergency due to the protests?// The Toronto Star. https://archive.ph/wafcq)) A February 6, 2022 poll published by the [[Toronto Star]] showed out of 106,448 total votes, 98,348 people (92.39%) expressed disapproval with Ottawa mayor [[Jim Watson]] declaring a state of emergency in response to the protests in front of Parliament, with respondents citing the truckers' and their supporters' right to protest.((Star Staff. (2022, February 6). //Have your say: Was Ottawa right in declaring a state of emergency due to the protests?// The Toronto Star. https://archive.ph/wafcq))
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 ==== Independent Media coverage ==== ==== Independent Media coverage ====
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 ===On the ground footage== ===On the ground footage==
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   * [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeXsolO3HtaiQeIgm8KP5qnkEDOc-nW8- | Ottawa's Freelance Photography]]   * [[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeXsolO3HtaiQeIgm8KP5qnkEDOc-nW8- | Ottawa's Freelance Photography]]
  
 +[[https://archive.org/details/2022-02-13_202305|Some more photos]]
  
 === Speeches === === Speeches ===
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 ===== Government Response ===== ===== Government Response =====
  
 +=== GoFundMe ===
  
-=== Protest Audit === +The Ontario Government requested the funds raised through gofundme be frozen and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted the request((https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/freedom-convoy-2022-donations-frozen-give-send-go-1.6347345)) GoFundMe initially intended to use the supporters funds to specific charities, after public backlash they decided to refund supporters. ((https://medium.com/gofundme-stories/update-gofundme-statement-on-the-freedom-convoy-2022-fundraiser-4ca7e9714e82))
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-The City of Ottawa auditor general held public consultations on how city services responded during the freedom convoy. +
-\\ Ottawa residents with a variety of views and backgrounds gave their input. +
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-  * [[https://youtu.be/x7tLTSlvPzs|July 12th Consultation]] +
-  * [[https://youtu.be/OkuF5-m04p8| July 13th Consultation]]+
  
  
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 +=== Protest Audit ===
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 +The City of Ottawa auditor general held public consultations on how city services responded during the freedom convoy.
 +\\ Ottawa residents with a variety of views and backgrounds gave their input.
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 +  * [[https://youtu.be/x7tLTSlvPzs|July 12th Consultation]]
 +  * [[https://youtu.be/OkuF5-m04p8| July 13th Consultation]]
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 ==== Public Order Emergency Commission ==== ==== Public Order Emergency Commission ====
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 You can watch the public hearings on the [[https://publicorderemergencycommission.ca/public-hearings/|commission's website]].  You can watch the public hearings on the [[https://publicorderemergencycommission.ca/public-hearings/|commission's website]]. 
  
-The [[Democracy Fund]] also has provided [[https://www.thedemocracyfund.ca/public_order_emergency_commission_blog|daily highlights]]. +The [[Democracy Fund (Canada)|Democracy Fund]] also has provided [[https://www.thedemocracyfund.ca/public_order_emergency_commission_blog|daily highlights]]. 
  
 All the evidence submitted can be searched at [[https://emadig.com/|emadig.com]].(([[https://twitter.com/rkpall/status/1590537217507983361|Announcement]])) All the evidence submitted can be searched at [[https://emadig.com/|emadig.com]].(([[https://twitter.com/rkpall/status/1590537217507983361|Announcement]]))
  
-During the November 9 session of the inquiry, [[canada:Ontario]] Deputy Solicitor General [[Mario Di Tommaso]] collapsed mid-testimony.((@chriswtburke. (2022, November 9). //“What just happened??? Commissioner lawyer just went down #POEC”// [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/chriswtburke/status/1590395779034009600))+During the November 9 session of the inquiry, a lawyer collapsed mid-testimony.((@chriswtburke. (2022, November 9). //“What just happened??? Commissioner lawyer just went down #POEC”// [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/chriswtburke/status/1590395779034009600))
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