Stephanie email hidden; JavaScript is required:
Another 2022 Convoy conviction. Important to note here that the group Charland was the “spokesperson” for originated out of one of the most virulently anti-immigrant/xenophobic/anti-Muslim groups in Quebec, La Meute
There is a straight line between the anti-immigrant/anti-M103 and the so-called Canadian Yellow Vest protests between 2017-2019 and the Convoy. And many pro-Convoy groups now trying to “normalize” mass deportation as government policy.
freda-b4.bsky.social @freda-b4.bsky.social:
Add Carbon Tax protests to that. All the same people.
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Are these the guys CPC leader Pierre Poilievre was buying doughnuts for and marching with?
@andyrogers.bsky.social:
Yes. They even had “Poilievre for Prime Minister” banners. Printed in advance of the convoy.
Sassy WildBee @sassycanuck.bsky.social:
They sure did! When my city was blocked I was watching on YouTube with PierrePutin
throwing his hat in the race before it even began & marching with the FreeDumbers! NeverVoteConservative
LA Legault @lalegault.bsky.social:
Largely male-run and American-owned Canadian media are sanitizing and promoting Poilievre, why do you think that is? Why do you think they fired Lisa LaFlamme first for her gray hair? Because this is a Handmaid’s tale agenda that will bring devastation to Canada. We must not let him win. cdnpoli
@canada-dry.bsky.social:
With Russia pulling the strings of the new GOP administration, it’s likely the US will be doing everything it can to promote PP. They know Poilievre is a weak and ineffectual leader because #Putin already bought him.
The Picklehead is also incredibly stupid, like Trump, which is mainly why voters worship them. Voting for stupid makes voters feel smarter than they are.
Kari G Elliott @kbyrd.bsky.social:
Yay for small victories. Shocked that it took so long.
Convoy organizer Steeve Charland found guilty of mischief, Charland associated with Quebec groups experts consider far-right by CBC News, Dec 03, 2024
A key figure in the Freedom Convoy protest has been found guilty of mischief.
Steeve Charland was found guilty by an Ontario Superior Court judge on Tuesday for his role in the Freedom Convoy protest in downtown Ottawa in early 2022.
Over the course of the trial, the defence argued the convoy demonstration was being “managed” by the City of Ottawa and that the Crown had not established beyond a reasonable doubt that the protest was illegal.
The judge said in French it was unreasonable to believe the city approved of the demonstration. He listed 10 consequences of the protest including street congestion, noise from horns and engines, the closure of some businesses and the disproportionate use of police resources to maintain public order.
During his testimony last year, Charland said he did not understand why he was on the docket at all, insisting he had acted within the limits of the law.
Charland also faced a charge of counselling to commit mischief, but the Crown requested a stay of proceedings for that. Sentencing is expected to take place in February 2025.
Leader of Les Farfadaas
Charland was arrested by Ontario Provincial Police officers in Vankleek Hill, Ont., in February 2022.
From Grenville, Que., Charland is known as a spokesperson for Les Farfadaas, a Quebec group formed to protest against public health measures.
That group was formed from La Meute, regarded by experts to be a far-right, anti-Islam and anti-immigration group.
Charland previously held a senior position within La Meute, a group that maintains an active social media presence, promoting itself online as campaigning for the defence of freedom of expression and democracyBut just for them and their thugs, not for any of the rest of us, and especially not any of us who choose to read and follow science and adhere to public health protections to protect vulnerable members in our communities, ourselves and our loved ones (including our cats and dogs which can die from COVID), and public health itself, as well as promoting secularism.
People wearing Les Farfadaas patches and leather jackets could often be found around the protest site during the three-week occupation of Ottawa.
