Freedom Convoy 2022

The legacy media published a wide variety of false and misleading claims about the Freedom Convoy, its stated intentions and its associates.

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.¹⁾

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.

• July 12th Consultation
• July 13th Consultation

Many citizen journalists live-streamed their experience at the convoy protest in downtown Ottawa.

• Viva Frei
• UOttawa Scotty
• Live From the Shed
• Warcampaign
• Laura-Lynn²⁾
• VIDSTORM
• Ottawalks
• Travel Fun 69
• Machines Everywhere
• Ottawa's Freelance Photography

On Wellington street a stage and sound system was setup for people to deliver speeches.

• Brian Peckford Freedom Convoy Speech on Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
• Enough is Enough the Pandemic is Over | Dr. Julie Ponesse Speaks to Ottawa Trucker Convoy
• Dr. Byram Bridle – PhD, Viral Immunologist
• Dr. Paul Alexander's speech at Freedom Convoy in Ottawa
• Dr Patrick Phillips, MD speaks to #FreedomConvoy2022
• Dr Rochagné Kilian, MD speaks to #FreedomConvoy2022

A public invitation was extended to Teresa Tam and Canadian public heath officials to debate the science behind the government's pandemic response.

Doctors Ready to Debate The Science

The Emergencies Act, formerly known as the War measures act³⁾ had only been invoked once before during the October Crisis.

Human rights organizations such as The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Amnesty International, have criticized the Trudeau government for invoking the emergencies act. ⁴⁾

• Freezing bank accounts of protestors and supporters⁵⁾

On February 18, 2022, during a standoff with police, a group of horse-mounted officers charged up to the crowd of protestors. In a sequence of events captured on a Druthers livestream, two people were trampled by the horses.^{6) 7)} One man appears to be isolated from the crowd by the shoulder one of horse, with a second horse ramming into the man, knocking him down and catching an elderly woman in the process.

• Illogical for truck convoy to claim freedoms threatened by vaccine mandate, say experts - https://archive.ph/z4M4R
• “Threats to security in Canada” definition: https://archive.ph/jvpWQ