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Marie Oakes

Feb 5 • 5 tweets • 2 min read

Freedom Convoy protester hit by a car in a hit-and-run last night during the protest in front of Manitoba’s Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

SOURCE:

https://twitter.com/aaroniscloser/status/1489866139278712839

Another source:

https://twitter.com/aaroniscloser/status/1489866139278712839

@wpgpolice

The Winnipeg police (@wpgpolice) have still yet to make a comment over the hit-and-run incident where an individual drove into the Freedom Convoy protesters and reportedly injured 3.

UPDATE from Winnipeg police. Thread:

https://twitter.com/cosminDZS/status/1490022825742065666?s=20&t=HEIAFLwbhd7sCuphzpB-RQ

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“Protesting against health measures is to protest against solidarity and that goes against our Québec Solidaire party”

@GNadeauDubois

Original comments in French: "Manifester contre les mesures sanitaires, c'est manifester contre la solidarité et c'est contre notre parti Québec Solidaire" -@GNadeauDubois

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