Rolling protest that occupied Ottawa was hijacked from the start

For all of those who wish to portray the Ottawa occupation as a trucker-supported freedom protest, you need to start taking a closer look at these organizers.

Now known by Freedom Convoy zealots as the ‘spark that lit the flame,’ Tamara Lich is an energy industry worker who is neither a medical expert nor does she have a vested interest in the trucking industry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

February 28, 2022

OTTAWA—Now that the self-proclaimed “Freedom Convoy” has been forcibly expulsed from the nation’s capital, it is perhaps a good time to start debunking the popular myths that sprang up in support of this protest movement. The initial intent for the convoy was to send a clear message to the ...

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