While the interminable inquiry into the evocation of the Emergencies Act has been the elephant in the room in Canada, other “freedom stuff” has been going on. One is the trial of three Albertans in association with the blockade of the border crossing between Coutts Alberta and Sweet Grass Montana at the time of the massive protest in Ottawa. Many of us believe that it was the massive blockade by truckers, farmers and cowboys/cowgirls (yes, seriously – gotta love Alberta!) that was the event that triggered the abandonment of provincial fox-and-mask mandates across the country. There was not a single event of violence during the two-week blockade (although large group singing of the national anthem and recitations of the Lord’s Prayer happened a lot– not sure if that counts as ‘violence’ in Canada these days). Just the same, a false flag was created to discredit the protest and so these three men (Marco Van Huigenbos, Alex Van Herk, and George Janzen) were charged with ‘mischief over $5,000’ and have been incarcerated ever since. They appeared in court yesterday (Saturday): the lawyer representing the province wants each man to serve a 10 year sentence.
Word got out about the court proceedings: add freedom-loving Albertans and mix and what have you got? A convoy! Truckers and civilians from all corners of the province converged on the small city of Lethbridge to show their solidarity. Plenty of police were also there (y’know, to prevent Armageddon or something). As far as I know, it was an entirely peaceful event. One protester held a huge sign which asked, quite logically: “If these men deserve 10 years for blocking 1 border for 2 weeks, how long should some politicians serve for blocking all of our crossings for a year?”
Rebel News had a strong presence at the event (it is also crowd funding the legal fees for the three accused protesters): https://www.rebelnews.com/convoy_supporting_truckers_charged_in_relation_to_coutts_blockade_heads_to_lethbridge?fbclid=IwAR0SZsESw7ftlL5FguWNb4_dlSXWE9akKzcSVJOOW6-yNbqWwV0uyyBH7ng
Though it has not been covered by the media (even alternative, as far as I know), freedom fighters in many cities across Canada did a 'slow roll' on Saturday in support of, and out of respect to, the three men accused in Alberta.
Also - though it does not directly tie in with the topic of this post - one of the unions of the Toronto District School Board went on ("illegal") strike on Friday (i.e., they are defying freshly created back-to-school legislation). Virtually all other school-related unions across the province have joined in, as well as many non-school unions. Naturally, trucker unions joined in the fray. Various unions are pouring money into the protest. And lots of parents are in full support. A strong mood of determined opposition to tyranny is brewing among an ever larger proportion of the populace. Coming soon: pitchforks and torches. If I were Premier Doug Ford, I'd be packing my bags and buying a flight to some remote corner of the planet just about now.
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branchandroot
Flame of Freedom Still Burning Bright in Alberta
Date: 2022-11-06 01:50 pm (UTC)Word got out about the court proceedings: add freedom-loving Albertans and mix and what have you got? A convoy! Truckers and civilians from all corners of the province converged on the small city of Lethbridge to show their solidarity. Plenty of police were also there (y’know, to prevent Armageddon or something). As far as I know, it was an entirely peaceful event. One protester held a huge sign which asked, quite logically: “If these men deserve 10 years for blocking 1 border for 2 weeks, how long should some politicians serve for blocking all of our crossings for a year?”
Rebel News had a strong presence at the event (it is also crowd funding the legal fees for the three accused protesters): https://www.rebelnews.com/convoy_supporting_truckers_charged_in_relation_to_coutts_blockade_heads_to_lethbridge?fbclid=IwAR0SZsESw7ftlL5FguWNb4_dlSXWE9akKzcSVJOOW6-yNbqWwV0uyyBH7ng
Though it has not been covered by the media (even alternative, as far as I know), freedom fighters in many cities across Canada did a 'slow roll' on Saturday in support of, and out of respect to, the three men accused in Alberta.
Also - though it does not directly tie in with the topic of this post - one of the unions of the Toronto District School Board went on ("illegal") strike on Friday (i.e., they are defying freshly created back-to-school legislation). Virtually all other school-related unions across the province have joined in, as well as many non-school unions. Naturally, trucker unions joined in the fray. Various unions are pouring money into the protest. And lots of parents are in full support. A strong mood of determined opposition to tyranny is brewing among an ever larger proportion of the populace. Coming soon: pitchforks and torches. If I were Premier Doug Ford, I'd be packing my bags and buying a flight to some remote corner of the planet just about now.
Honk honk!
Ron M