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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

News Updates From CLG on 2/8/22:

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Ottawa Police Seize Fuel From Freedom Convoy Protest Site, Make More Arrests | 7 Feb 2022 | Police in Canada's capital have begun to seize fuel and say they have made multiple arrests after issuing a statement saying that those trying to bring supplies to support the thousands of protesters opposed to COVID-19 mandates and restrictions gathered in the city would be arrested. "IMPORTANT: Anyone attempting to bring material supports (gas, etc.) to the demonstrators could be subject to arrest. Enforcement is underway," Ottawa police said in a statement on social media on Feb. 6 in the early afternoon. In a statement issued at 9 p.m. local time, police said they have arrested seven people. The arrests were for mischief charges throughout the day. Police also said they had seized multiple vehicles and fuel containers.

Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency as police threaten arrests for bringing gas to Freedom Convoy --Approximately 500 vehicles remain in the Canadian capital | 6 Feb 2022 | Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon as approximately 500 trucks and vehicles with the "Freedom Convoy" continue to linger in the streets of the Canadian capital to protest vaccine mandates. The declaration came hours after the Ottawa Police threatened to arrest anyone who brings gasoline or other material support to the truckers. "Anyone attempting to bring material supports (gas, etc.) to the demonstrators could be subject to arrest. Enforcement is underway," the police announced in a tweet emblazoned with "IMPORTANT." Demonstrators who spoke to Fox News Digital said they were amazed by the outpouring of support from their fellow Canadians. Many have donated fuel, which is an asset in keeping the trucks -- and the protest -- powered.

Thousands of people show up to support huge Edmonton anti lockdown truck convoy --Thousands of supporters braved a snowstorm to cheer on the truckers and farmers in the noisy spectacle against lockdown restrictions. | 7 Feb 2022 | Dozens of tractors, one school bus, and 10 hay bales joined hundreds of trucks in a convoy near the Alberta legislature grounds on Saturday afternoon in a symphony of honks and freedom. The Edmonton convoy drew truckers from across Alberta and was organized in support of the Ottawa Convoy for Freedom that has settled in for a second week in the nation's capital. What started as a movement of truckers against vaccine mandates to cross the border has now grown into a nationwide movement to reject vaccine passports, forced masking and other lockdown limits on freedom. The Edmonton convoy and protest, like the one in Ottawa, and the others in cities and towns across the country, was largely peaceful with police intervention only needed for a handful of jaywalkers with Canadian flags on hockey sticks.

Alaska 'Freedom Convoy' held in support of Canada truckers' anti-mandate protests --Alaska Freedom Convoy traveled from Anchorage to Eagle River | 7 Feb 2022 | A truckers’ convoy traveled across Alaska on Sunday to show support for the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" that's been protesting in the country’s capital of Ottawa for nearly two weeks straight. In an event dubbed the "Alaska Freedom Convoy," which was organized by Anchorage Assembly member Jamie Allard, more than 100 drivers in trucks and personal vehicles traveled from the parking lot of a sporting goods store in Anchorage to the Eagle River Alaska Lions Club, Anchorage Daily News reported. "We want to support our truckers," Allard told KTUU. "Without them, we’re not getting our supply. We need to get our supplies here. People need to be recognized for everything we’re doing here in our city.

US truckers slam Facebook for removing page organizing DC freedom convoy: 'Censorship at its finest' --Truckers plan to drive from California to Washington, D.C., in protest of vaccine mandates. | American truckers are following Canada's lead and organizing a protest against vaccine mandates. The U.S. group's Facebook page, however, was removed early Wednesday in a move that the organizer called "censorship at its finest." The group, titled "Convoy to D.C. 2022," acted as a place for truckers to plan and coordinate their trek from California to Washington, D.C. Jeremy Johnson, who set up the Facebook group, said his personal account was also removed, prompting him to contact a civil rights attorney to discuss the next steps. "They like to silence people that speak the truth," Johnson said of his Facebook ban.

GoFundMe backtracks on redistributing contributions for Canadian truckers, under threat of fraud investigation --Crowdfunding platform says it will automatically refund 10 million in donations | 5 Feb 2022 | Facing a potential fraud investigation by the state of Florida, GoFundMe reversed a decision to redistribute m-ney given by thousands of donors to the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" protesting COVID-19 regulations. On Friday, the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe froze the convoy's official campaign, claiming law enforcement convinced the company that the convoy had become violent and unlawful. GoFundMe encouraged donors to submit a refund form, and said that any funds not properly returned to donors would be donated to a charity chosen by the Freedom Convoy. Within hours, however, GoFundMe walked back the refund applications, instead announcing it would be refunding donors automatically. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that he would "investigate" the company, accusing them of fraud.
 
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