Ottawa police reminded that exercising Charter freedoms is not a crime
The Ottawa police seem to be rebranding the exercise of the Charter freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly as criminal mischief under section 430 of the Criminal Code
OTTAWA: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms has become aware that Ottawa police are seizing fuel that individuals want to donate to truckers who are part of the Freedom Convoy, and there are reports of truckers having been arrested.
"It is winter in Canada. Protesting publicly in freezing temperatures requires the truckers to have fuel to stay warm. Confiscation of fuel jeopardizes the personal safety of the peaceful protesters," states lawyer Jay Cameron, Litigation Director at the Justice Centre.
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