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Feb 22 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
#BREAKING: Ontario police officers are named in leaked list of donors to the ‘Freedom Convoy’

Both Toronto police and the OPP say they are investigating officers named in the leaked list of GiveSendGo donors. thestar.com/news/investiga…
A Torstar investigation has found at least a dozen Ontario police officers are named on a leaked list of donations to the “Freedom Convoy” that shut down downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks.
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By combing through the nearly 100,000 people who donated to the convoy via a crowdfunding website, Torstar reporters identified 15 police officers who as of 2020 were on the payroll of the province’s three largest police forces: OPP, TPS and OPS.
thestar.com/news/investiga…
Donations to the convoy made in Ontario officers' names were small, ranging from $20 to $200, and all were made on or after Feb. 5 — by which time the prime minister and Ottawa’s police chief had declared the protests “illegal” or “unlawful.”
thestar.com/news/investiga…
“Any demonstration or expression of views and opinions that may be interpreted as condoning illegal activity is in direct opposition to the OPP’s values and mandate,” said OPP spokesperson Bill Dickson. thestar.com/news/investiga…
Toronto Police said the force is not relying on the donor list, but confirmed it is looking into the activities of two officers Torstar found on the list. thestar.com/news/investiga…
A spokesperson for the Ottawa Police Service said in an email that the service was “exploring” the issue.
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