Canadian man plows through Freedom Truckers protest, criminally charged – By Karen Townsend (Hot Air) / February 6, 2022
The good news is that the power grab by GoFundMe against donors to the Freedom Convoy participants has been reversed. GoFundMe received strong blowback over its decision to shut down a donation page in support of the Canadian truckers protesting that country’s COVID-19 mandates. Now the company says it will give refunds to all who contributed instead of requiring them to request a refund by a February 19 deadline. Initially, GoFundMe said it would give the money – which totaled almost $10M – to charities of its choice. In other words, GoFundMe seized donations and planned to redistribute them as it saw fit.
So, that drama is winding down. There is still plenty of drama to go around. Canadian truckers have started their own movement against government overreach against its citizens. They have garnered support from supporters around the world. They also have their share of detractors. One man drove his Jeep into a crowd of protesters on Friday night, resulting in injuries for four protesters. The man fled the scene and was caught by police and arrested. He briefly struggled with police, resisting arrest. The man from Headingly, Manitoba now faces charges of “four counts of assault with weapon, two counts of dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm, one count of dangerous operation of a conveyance, two counts of failure to stop after accident, and two counts of failure to stop at the scene of an accident. ”
Police in Winnipeg said the driver, who was not immediately named, use his Jeep Patriot to plow through the crowd for coronavirus mandate protesters at the Legislative grounds before fleeing the scene at high speeds.
‘A 42yr old male is facing charges after driving through a group of protesters that were part of the Freedom Convoy at the Legislative grounds,’ the Winnipeg Police tweeted Saturday.
‘Four adult males were struck.’
