Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Sarah Ritchie and Craig Lord
Publication Date: July 21, 2025 - 17:15
Trucker convoy organizers publicly supported by Conservative MPs ahead of sentencing
July 21, 2025
Several Conservative MPs are criticizing the Crown’s approach to prosecuting two key organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” protests, with the party’s deputy leader calling it an act of “political vengeance.”
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were convicted of mischief in April for their roles in organizing the demonstration, which blockaded streets around Parliament Hill for more than three weeks in early 2022.
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A city councillor in Nanaimo, B.C., is expected to push the city to reach out to a B.C. health authority in a bid to close the overdose prevention site next to city hall.The agenda for Monday’s council meeting says Councillor Ian Thorpe will bring forward a motion, asking council to “formally request” that Island Health close the supervised drug consumption site on Albert Street.
July 26, 2025 - 18:11 | Chuck Chiang | The Globe and Mail
The City of Montreal has fined a local church for hosting a concert by the U.S.-based Christian musician Sean Feucht.Feucht’s controversial views and his status as a rising star in the MAGA movement have led officials to cancel his concerts in several Canadian cities in recent days.
July 26, 2025 - 17:58 | Maura Forrest | The Globe and Mail
A MAGA-affiliated musician held a concert in a township just outside Ottawa on Saturday just a few days after the National Capital Commission cancelled a scheduled performance in Gatineau. Read More
July 26, 2025 - 17:31 | Paula Tran | Ottawa Citizen
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