Chapter 16 photos - trucker Clayton

Clayton selfie, screen capture from a video he streamed while in Ottawa.

• lives near London, Ontario

• drove to Ottawa in a pickup truck, pulling a supply trailer

• aged 28 at the time of the protest

Clayton’s truck & trailer. Photo supplied by him.

Clayton & Hark; photo supplied by Clayton.

Photo supplied by Clayton.

Hark, an unidentified armed forces veteran, and Clayton. Photo supplied by Clayton.

Posted by Clayton to social media.

Donated supplies. Photo supplied by Clayton.

Clayton engaging in peaceful civil disobedience Ottawa, 18 February 2022. Photographer unknown.

A post Clayton made on social media.

How Clayton found out his bank accounts were frozen.

Posted on social media by Clayton 20 Feb. 2022. His truck appears in a CBC news broadcast. The final line of text on the screen is a good indicator of the wholesale hostility of elected officials: ‘Ottawa mayor: Sell vehicles seized during protest to cover city’s cost.’

At the impound lot. Looking into Clayton’s truck through the driver’s door window. Photo posted by him on social media, Saturday 26 Feb. 2022.

Clayton and his flag.

Clayton posted this photo online in November 2022 - nine months after his arrest. ‘I think I still might need a bigger flag,’ he joked.

Clayton photo, March 30, 2023. This atmospheric phenomenon, friends advised him, is known as a ‘sundog.’

Screen capture from a video Clayton posted on Facebook March 2023.

Photo of the Northern Lights, posted to Facebook by Clayton Feb. 2023.

original Substack posts about Clayton:

• Nothing Made Sense: 'I went up to be a supply truck.'

• When Grassroots Became a Groundswell: 'I want to tell my grandkids I was part of this.'

• That Relationship Changed My Life: Enduring bonds were forged in Ottawa.

• Let Me Play Hockey: What kind of public health regime bars kids from active lifestyles?

• How Can I Be the Most Peaceful? 'If you could have told me how to resist less, I would've done it.'

• Frozen Bank Accounts: 'I had no mode of transportation. I had no access to any funds.'

• When Police Commit Vandalism: 'They smashed it out, just to smash it.'

• Did I Do Anything Criminally Wrong? 'No, I laid on the ground.'

• Eight Mechanics Show Up at My Truck: '10 minutes after reporting a problem, the hood’s popped, they already had my part pulled out.'

• Ice Roads, Ravens & Northern Lights: Clayton's 2-month adventure working near Yellowknife in Canada's far north.

• Charges Withdrawn: 994 days later, Clayton no longer faces a resisting arrest charge for peacefully laying on the ground.