Well, last week was the last series of hearings (in Ottawa) of the National Citizens Inquiry. Does this mean that it is over? Nope! Now comes the process of putting the 200+ hours of testimony into print. A call went out for volunteers to edit and proofread the AI-transcribed hearings (not the preferred method but affordable for the cash-strapped organization) and in 24 hours more than 100 proofreaders responded to the call (I’ll leave it up to your imagination how I know such ‘inside information’). Ultimately, all the testimony will be compiled into a report which, I believe, is going to be tabled at the House of Commons some time later this year. The final proof of the transcripts will also be posted on the NCI website (a boon for those who are ‘video hesitant’ or who are prone to ‘video adverse events’): I’ll let the group know when it is up on the website.
But that’s not all what’s going on in Canada these days. Earlier this month there were screenings of the Freedom Convoy documentary film ‘Unacceptable’ in movie theatres (Neepawa, Manitoba and Fort McMurray, Alberta) as well as a community freedom rally in Drayton Valley, Alberta. Tickets are on sale for a couple of freedom events hosted by the organization Canadians for Truth (which is led by hockey legend Theo Fleury and Olympic gold medal figure skating champion Jamie Salé) in Calgary Alberta: one featuring independent journalist Shadoe Davis (May 25) and the other featuring the controversial and outspoken Sarah Palin (June 18). And the ‘Frack Trudeau’ assemblies in Canadian Tire store parking lots are still a going concern in cities across Canada: I see advertisements for them continuing well into June . Meanwhile a new nickname for our prime minister has lately been gaining currency on social media: simply “the Turd”.
Meanwhile the ‘Trudeau 4 Treason Trail’ – a nation-wide campaign to bring awareness and information regarding the illegal actions of the Liberal government, and those involved with illegally invoking the Emergencies Act and violating the rights of Canadians, which started in Ottawa on May 1 – has been gradually making its way west. On May 24 it will be in Coutts, Alberta which was a ‘hot spot’ in the days leading up the Emergencies Act invocation last year. It is expected to finish its westward leg at Campbell River on June 8; afterwards it will go east from Ottawa to reach St. John’s Newfoundland by June 22.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg. There is so much happening across the country, in cities and towns big and small, either keeping the egregious actions of our governments fresh in peoples’ minds or moving forward to building connections and systems that are designed and operate at the grass-roots level. If anything, this stuff is ramping up rather than fading away (vroom, vroom – Rolling Thunder has been declared an annual event!).
Oh – and just a bit of international news. Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, who was up against some pretty serious charges (maybe somebody else in the group knows the details) was found not guilty in a German court today. Hooray!
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
The NCI Legacy
Date: 2023-05-24 02:57 am (UTC)But that’s not all what’s going on in Canada these days. Earlier this month there were screenings of the Freedom Convoy documentary film ‘Unacceptable’ in movie theatres (Neepawa, Manitoba and Fort McMurray, Alberta) as well as a community freedom rally in Drayton Valley, Alberta. Tickets are on sale for a couple of freedom events hosted by the organization Canadians for Truth (which is led by hockey legend Theo Fleury and Olympic gold medal figure skating champion Jamie Salé) in Calgary Alberta: one featuring independent journalist Shadoe Davis (May 25) and the other featuring the controversial and outspoken Sarah Palin (June 18). And the ‘Frack Trudeau’ assemblies in Canadian Tire store parking lots are still a going concern in cities across Canada: I see advertisements for them continuing well into June . Meanwhile a new nickname for our prime minister has lately been gaining currency on social media: simply “the Turd”.
Meanwhile the ‘Trudeau 4 Treason Trail’ – a nation-wide campaign to bring awareness and information regarding the illegal actions of the Liberal government, and those involved with illegally invoking the Emergencies Act and violating the rights of Canadians, which started in Ottawa on May 1 – has been gradually making its way west. On May 24 it will be in Coutts, Alberta which was a ‘hot spot’ in the days leading up the Emergencies Act invocation last year. It is expected to finish its westward leg at Campbell River on June 8; afterwards it will go east from Ottawa to reach St. John’s Newfoundland by June 22.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg. There is so much happening across the country, in cities and towns big and small, either keeping the egregious actions of our governments fresh in peoples’ minds or moving forward to building connections and systems that are designed and operate at the grass-roots level. If anything, this stuff is ramping up rather than fading away (vroom, vroom – Rolling Thunder has been declared an annual event!).
Oh – and just a bit of international news. Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, who was up against some pretty serious charges (maybe somebody else in the group knows the details) was found not guilty in a German court today. Hooray!
Freedom! Liberté! Justice!
Ron M