Freedom Convoy press conference ‘self-evidently problematic’ security loophole for bad actors, says journalist Lebrun

The Parliamentary Press Gallery says it does not weigh in on ‘who is and is not eligible to hold a press conference on Parliament Hill.’

Press conference organizer and Freedom Convoy rep Derek Noonan denied being invited by any MP and says the Hill press conference on Feb. 16 was his own initiative. Noonan was joined by fellow protestors Chris Dacey and Lynne Brooke, despite the pair having recently been barred from entry into the House of Commons by the PPS.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

February 28, 2024

A recent press conference by a pair of representatives of the so-called Freedom Convoy stirred up controversy and confusion over access to the parliamentary press theatres, and whether the press gallery’s light touch over the approval process is prepared for bad actors who...

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