Public hearings are set to begin this week in the inquiry into the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergencies Act to quash the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protests last winter.
from protest organizers and participants — several of whom are set to later testify at the inquiry. Li and her co-plaintiffs allege they endured “pain and suffering and psychological distress” and lost business and wages because of the disruption.
All three face criminal charges over their roles in the protests, and are currently on bail while awaiting trial.Steeve “L’Artiss” Charland , the spokesperson for a Quebec group that took part in the convoy called “Les Farfadaas.” Experts on extremism have as one that opposes COVID-19 health measures and is an offshoot of the far-right Quebec nationalist entity La Meute., founder of the group Canada Unity, which sponsored a proposal — later withdrawn — to recruit the governor general to replace the elected federal government and lift all COVID-19 health measures.Police are also obviously a big part of this, and many officers from various police agencies are on the list of inquiry witnesses.
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