Freedom Convoy ‘22/ Canada Trucker Protest

[dualstow]

Trudeau’s going full dictator.

[ppnewbie]

I was watching his press conference and had to turn it off. In about 30 seconds he threw out about 5 lies.

[Hal]

Its funny that the US needs Canada to show it how to fight for freedom. Man I hope the US can come roaring back. But it's not looking good at the moment. Thank you Canada. Also Trudeau makes me want to barf.

Canada was starting to go in the direction of Australia. The US was nowhere near as bad (yet).

You can do it Canada & US. If our premier can have the Anti-Terrorist Police shooting unarmed freedom protestors in the back with riot rounds, I'm sure you can find some wannabe dictator to regain the lead.

[dualstow]

Ottawa police have begun arresting protesters.

Btw, apologies for not putting this is in the Politics subforum. It sounds ridiculous but i opted out of that section and forgot that it existed. I don’t see any posts there by default - have to try to go there if i’m going to see new posts there.

[whatchamacallit]

Ottawa police have begun arresting protesters.

Btw, apologies for not putting this is in the Politics subforum. It sounds ridiculous but i opted out of that section and forgot that it existed. I don’t see any posts there by default - have to try to go there if i’m going to see new posts there.

I don't know much about Canadian law but are they charging them with a crime? Can they request a jury trial?

If someone was blocking traffic in the US I would say arrest them. I don't know if that is what they are doing though.

[dualstow]

Good question. Buzzfeed says “various offenses, including mischief.”
NYTimes says “In Alberta, 13 people involved in a border blockade were charged with crimes, including four accused of conspiring to kill police officers.”

I had read earlier that police were swarmed when trying to make arrests, but now they’re being more methodical about it, and they’ve got checkpoints to prevent the protest crowd from growing.

[Smith1776]

You know my friend Bob Sacamano? He runs a convoy legal service for detainees in downtown Ottawa.

[Smith1776]

We're talking pro bono, Jerry. PRO BONO.

[dualstow]

i didn’t get it until I sounded out the last name in my head. And then the next post clinched it.

[barrett]

We're talking pro bono, Jerry. PRO BONO.

While it’s technically true that Sacamano runs the day-to-day dealings, the man behind the scenes is Art Vandalay of Vandalay Industries.

[Smith1776]

We're talking pro bono, Jerry. PRO BONO.

While it’s technically true that Sacamano runs the day-to-day dealings, the man behind the scenes is Art Vandalay of Vandalay Industries.

That’s gold, Barrett! Gold!!

[Smith1776]

Speaking of gold, what a portfolio saver lately!!