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Time for follow up on the thread re: La Crete Chamber sending a bus to #Ottawa on February 13 well after it was known the protest was not peaceful or lawful, with plans to meet with their MP @ArnoldViersen
Recap:
#freedomconvoy22 #RamRanchResistance
Recap:
#freedomconvoy22 #RamRanchResistance
Andrew F, who was on the bus, updated the Chamber's posts about their timeline and also the group had a "very good meeting" with MP @ArnoldViersen. This was on Feb. 17, after #Ontario declared a state of emergency and the #EmergenciesAct was in place.
#OttawaOccupation #Ottawa
#OttawaOccupation #Ottawa
Their MP wasn't the only "famous face" they met; Barbie H, who appears to also be part of the La Crete Chamber group from her posts on the Mackenzie County Freedom Rally 2022 Facebook Group, is pictured here with #OttawaSiege organizers Danny Bulford and Chris Barber.
#Ottawa
#Ottawa
1/6. I decided to write an oped about the #couttsblockade seizure. @edmontonjournal published it today.
Among the items found in the #Coutts seizure is a vest emblazoned with the INFIDEL patch. It says much about where these guys are coming from. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/column…
Among the items found in the #Coutts seizure is a vest emblazoned with the INFIDEL patch. It says much about where these guys are coming from. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/column…
2/6. I tweeted before on how the INFIDEL patch is an Islamophobic symbol that first became a fashion statement in the US military.
I confirmed this with Chris Rodda of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation in DC.
She said it's part of the military's "crusader subculture."
I confirmed this with Chris Rodda of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation in DC.
She said it's part of the military's "crusader subculture."
3/6. The patch is very popular among Islamophobic, far-right groups.
As I note in the piece, some from the Wolves of Odin wore it to the Al Rashid Mosque in Edmonton when they were trying to intimidate Muslims.
As I note in the piece, some from the Wolves of Odin wore it to the Al Rashid Mosque in Edmonton when they were trying to intimidate Muslims.
Media framing of ongoing events in Ottawa & elsewhere in Canada as a protest against Covid-19 public health measures is misleading. The journalists do so in this article do & so does a lot of the coverage. theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic… #EmergenciesAct #OttawaSiege
The #OttawaSiege, #AmbassadorBridgeblockade #Coutts were not conceived of or organized by those opposed to public health-related restrictions, eg. vax mandates, etc., but by a hardcore, long-standing group of rightwing extremists in Canada w/ US & int'l support. 2/
That core group that conceived & put these events in motion have subsequently been bubble-wrapped by other protestors who are NOT extremists. Some of the latter have claims that fall well w/i the bounds of legitimate protest. Others are using these events to put their long- 3/
1/6. The CBC released names of the 11 armed people arrested in #Coutts Mon night:
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One of them is Joanne Person of Coutts, whose FB page includes multiple Islamophobic posts. #FreedomConvoy
They're so numerous I can hardly keep up. Here's a sampling:
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One of them is Joanne Person of Coutts, whose FB page includes multiple Islamophobic posts. #FreedomConvoy
They're so numerous I can hardly keep up. Here's a sampling:
2/6. Another example is pushing the idea that the Trudeau Liberals are working with Islamists trying to take over Canada.
Or, as Person would have it, working for the Nation of Islam.
Or, as Person would have it, working for the Nation of Islam.
3/6. She also pushes a common anti-Muslim idea about Islam being a political ideology masquerading as a religion.
And other old school hits such as the CBC is working for Islamists, part of an "Islamic Conquest" of Canada.
And other old school hits such as the CBC is working for Islamists, part of an "Islamic Conquest" of Canada.
🧵Following the RCMP raid and seizure in #Coutts, Chris Lysak, once called the "head of security for Diagolon" by de facto leader Jeremy MacKenzie, has been accused of conspiracy to commit murder. 1/
MacKenzie – who is facing possible weapons charges himself after being arrested in mid-January in Nova Scotia – is now claiming the weapons were planted, and that he doesn’t know who the weapons belong to. 2/
Lysak, who posted to various Telegram channels and chats as “Sly Fox,” appeared to be preparing for a show of force in response to perceived pending removal of the Coutts blockade. Other users in Diagolon channels referenced that Lysak was at the blockade. 3/
BREAKING: Gear seized by police at #Coutts includes a plate carrier with Diagolon patches. Diagolon is an accelerationist movement with members and chapters across Canada. Its de factor leader is Jeremy MacKenzie.
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MacKenzie's Nova Scotia home was searched last month after a video allegedly showing the military vet pointing a gun at another individual was brought to the RCMP's attention. MacKenzie is currently in Ottawa.
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Originally based around the fandom of a collective of live streamers, recent concerns about infiltrators and coming collapse led to the creation of numerous IRL meet-up groups across Canada.
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Mounties have arrested 11 people at the #Coutts border blockade: "The Alberta RCMP recently became aware of a small organized group within the larger Coutts protest. Information was received that this group had access to a cache of firearms with a large quantity of ammunition."
More from RCMP: "The group was said to have a willingness to use force against the police if any attempts were made to disrupt the blockade. This resulted in an immediate and complex investigation to determine the extent of the threat and criminal organization."
Early this morning, police searched three trailers and found:
13 long guns
handguns
multiple sets of body armour
a machete
a large quantity of ammunition
high capacity magazines
As mentioned 11 people have been arrested.
13 long guns
handguns
multiple sets of body armour
a machete
a large quantity of ammunition
high capacity magazines
As mentioned 11 people have been arrested.
Spoke to Alberta VP of the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters this morning. He said with the blockade at #Coutts and elsewhere, the province is "days, not weeks" from seeing real impacts to production. #ableg #abpoli
$44 million per day crosses the border at Coutts each and every day. Or used to.
"This is costing money for Alberta businesses and also for consumers. Prices are going up for everything. I have members who have freight that is trapped on the U.S. side of the border as we speak. That's just going to translate into higher prices at the end of the day."
🧵 Like many Albertans, I’m shocked that after 11 days of an illegal blockade on a crucial economic corridor, Minister Savage still has no plan to end this unlawful blockade. She has no answers for Albertans about why the UCP has allowed this lawlessness to continue. 1/4
#ableg
#ableg
The UCP still hasn’t applied to the courts for an injunction to clear the blockade. Minister Savage describes the situation as unlawful and ‘intolerable’ but refuses to take even this basic step to give the law enforcement all the resources they need. 2/4
#ableg
#ableg
Minister Savage says an injunction is not needed at this time but she couldn’t be more wrong. It’s clear the UCP is simply unwilling to act and uphold the rule of law if it damages Jason Kenney’s chance of surviving his leadership review. 3/4
#ableg
#ableg
Hearing @Yasir_Naqvi read emails from residents was hard to listen to. The residents of #ottawa are living in a literal hell zone. I wish he could post these for all to read. Mind you the truckers would probably call them fake...
#OccupationOttawa #OttawaSiege @OttawaPolice
#OccupationOttawa #OttawaSiege @OttawaPolice
@Yasir_Naqvi @OttawaPolice People have left their homes to stay with others, are living in homes with overwhelming smells of diesel fumes, decibels are reading 72 inside homes, businesses harrassed, protestors refusing to wear masks, no sleep, can't go outside without being accosted...
#OccupationOttawa
#OccupationOttawa
@Yasir_Naqvi @OttawaPolice .@Yasir_Naqvi says he can read over a hundred more emails from residents suffering as a result of these protestors.
'Have people forgot we are still living through a global pandemic' and 'living through a 5th wave'?
#OccupationOttawa #OttawaSiege #cndpoli #FluTruxClan
'Have people forgot we are still living through a global pandemic' and 'living through a 5th wave'?
#OccupationOttawa #OttawaSiege #cndpoli #FluTruxClan
My first time listening to .@RaquelDancho - she's hitting the nail on the head with some points (no response from elected officials) and quite well spoken. Might not agree with her party's policies all the time but I'm impressed - future party leader?
#ottawa #cndpoli
#ottawa #cndpoli
I know in #Alberta, hundreds of constituents have written their UCP MLA's & no response. Multiple letters and either no response or finally one, but it's a copy and paste push off - nothing to address their personalized concerns. The frustration does make sense.
#ableg #abpoli
#ableg #abpoli
In terms of @RaquelDancho saying ppl losing jobs b/c of the vaccine; if employers want to put these measures into place that is their choice. As it's a choice if workers choose not to get vaccinated - or pee in a cup for drug/alcohol tests for the jobs that require it.
#ottawa
#ottawa
1. Day 6 of the protests. The link here is from Fay 5.
#COVIDConvoy #TruckersForFreedom #FluTruxKlan #TruckersConvoy2022 #KarenConvoy #Ableg #Abpoli #Cdnpoli #Canpoli #Cdnpoli #cdnmedia
#COVIDConvoy #TruckersForFreedom #FluTruxKlan #TruckersConvoy2022 #KarenConvoy #Ableg #Abpoli #Cdnpoli #Canpoli #Cdnpoli #cdnmedia
2. Parliament Hill at 9:30 am est.
3. Here is a reminder if the one of the positions some in the media expect the government to negotiate with.
So you accidentally participated in domestic terrorism
#OccupyOttawa #Coutts #freedomconvoy #FluTruxKlan 🤦🏼♀️
#OccupyOttawa #Coutts #freedomconvoy #FluTruxKlan 🤦🏼♀️
The fringe conspiracy theories are spinning about the gofundme being paused for violating terms and service, and now they’re getting refunds. Of course they think it’s a deep state plot, not because they got brainwashed by antivax propaganda and funded domestic terrorism #cdnpoli
And yes, this is domestic terrorism now what’s happening in #OccupyOttawa and #CouttsCrisis blockade. This was never about mandates or freedom it was about an anti science alt right political movement. The sooner you realize this is not a peaceful protest, the better.
