This is the True Picture of where the Western World now stands in its ongoing battle against tyrannical governments, propagandized media and power-crazed oligarchs.
It is so much more than just encouraging. People in hundreds upon hundreds of cities across the world are taking a stand for Citizen Freedom.
It started with little to no media attention in downtown Kelowna, B.C. with a ‘freedom’ protest rally back on March 20, 2021:
“Around 700 people gathered on Saturday in Kelowna to protest against the government’s COVID-19 restrictions and health orders. They were calling it a freedom rally. (Globe & Mail, Mar 20, 2021).
“A large crowd gathered in downtown Kelowna on Saturday afternoon to protest the province’s ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and health orders.
“Well in excess of 500 people, the gathering at Stuart Park was dubbed a ‘freedom rally.’
“The protest happened in conjunction with a “World Wide Rally for Freedom and Democracy,” a global event featuring rallies across 100 cities.
“In Kelowna, a large convoy of protesters could be seen parading through the city.
"One of the event organizers, David Lindsay, proclaimed that the time is now to stand up for what he says is an infringement of Canadian rights.
“It’s important to let people know we have a right of assembly, association and free speech, and it’s important to let everybody know the facts don’t support what the government is saying,” Lindsay told Global News.
“Notably, Lindsay is facing four fines for hosting previous rallies, but says he’s challenging those tickets in court.
“Disputes have been filed on them, I am going to be challenging them,” he said.
“What I can tell you is one has been stayed by the Crown and I expect the rest will as well.”
“Protests in downtown Kelowna occur almost weekly. And just as often, the protestors are often met by counter-protesters. Heather Friesen, a local activist, was one of them.
“I believe this is wrong,” Friesen said of Saturday’s rally. “I don’t think any freedoms are being infringed, I believe they have alternative motives.
“Kelowna has become a beacon of hate, and it’s because this is allowed to foster and no one has checked it. I’m tired of it and it’s time as a community to fight back.”
“Earlier in the week, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled that bans on outdoor protests were an infringement on rights and freedoms with respect to public protests.
“The decision stemmed from a court battle between a group of Lower Mainland churches and the province’s ban on in-person worship.
The 2021 Freedom Protest in Kelowna has grown like the proverbial Topsy to hundreds of city protests—world wide—and are being held every two months.
Their unwavering message is for YOU, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This message is for YOU, weak ‘Conservative’ Leader Pierre Poilievre. This is what freedom-seeking, peaceful protests around the world are doing and saying in answer to your destructive political policies.
RSS Feed for Judi McLeod Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years’ experience in the print media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared on Rush Limbaugh, Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com.
