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17/02/22
Author: 
Cameron Thomson
A data leak has shared the names and donation amounts from Metro Vancouver residents and businesses supporting the Freedom Convoy occupying the streets of Ottawa. GiveSendGo Freedom Convoy 2022

Feb. 16, 2022

The highest donation to the cause was made by a gun range in Langley

A recent data hack has shown some substantial donations made to the Freedom Convoy currently occupying Ottawa’s streets come from people located within Metro Vancouver.

12/02/22
Author: 
Ruth Walmsley
Prayer Circle Peaceful Direct Action with (from left) Ruth Walmsley, Dr. Christine Thuring, Catherine Hembling. jpg

Feb 09, 2022 

In the coming weeks, six of us face jail time for peacefully protesting the construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project (TMX) near the Brunette River in Burnaby. We are members of a multi-faith prayer circle and residents of Burnaby and Vancouver.

 

In mid-February, we will be appearing in B.C. Supreme Court to face charges of “criminal contempt of court.”

 

11/02/22
Author: 
Canadian Labour Congress

Feb. 9, 2022

Canada’s unions have fought for generations for the right to protest. This is a cornerstone of our democratic system. But what we have witnessed on the streets of Canada’s capital over the past thirteen days is something different altogether. This is not a protest, it is an occupation by an angry mob trying to disguise itself as a peaceful protest

10/02/22
Author: 
PressProgress
Canada First cap and masked face

Feb. 8, 2022

Who is really behind the far-right occupation of Canada’s national capital?

Ottawa is under siege, but who is really behind the occupation?

The siege began as a so-called “Freedom Convoy” of truckers disgruntled about public health rules for those crossing the US-Canada border.

Or so Canadians were told.

09/02/22
Author: 
Sharon Zhang
Rep. Pramila Jayapal speaks as members of Congress share their recollections on the first anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2022, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C. MANDEL NGAN-POOL / GETTY IMAGES

Feb. 7, 2022

A bill that would establish Medicare for All in the U.S. has reached 120 sponsors, Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) announced on Sunday.

“We’ve officially got a record 120 co-sponsors on my Medicare for All Act!” said Jayapal, who introduced the legislation. “Thrilled to welcome Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Florida) to our fight to ensure health care as a human right!”

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