Fake Security Bulletin Slandered Convoy
The day before most of the truckers had even arrived, the feds falsely accused them of invading office buildings.
Blacklock’s Reporter is a gem amongst Canadian news outlets. Its focus is on holding our federal government to account. Yesterday it published a bombshell story titled Gov’t Faked Security Bulletin.
January 28, 2022 was a Friday. That was the day before most Freedom Convoy trucks arrived in Ottawa. What did our federal government do on that Friday afternoon?
Just prior to 4 pm it issued a security bulletin that was 100% nonsense. This bulletin said Public Safety Canada had confirmed:
that protesters have started to enter office buildings in the Ottawa downtown core and are allegedly causing damage. As a result, Minto Place is going into weekend lockdown mode…
Blacklock’s unearthed this bulletin via an Access to Information request. Here’s the portion it made public:
Minto Place is an 18-storey building at 344 Slater Street currently leased by the federal government. An 8-minute walk from Parliament Hill, it houses the Canada Revenue Agency, the Human Rights Commission, the Refugee Board, and so on.
In Blacklock’s words: “There was no incident involving protesters in office buildings.” Not on that Friday, and not on any other day of the 3-week protest.
Well over a year later, Blacklock’s tells us, the government refuses to explain. But Canadians deserve to know:
How information with no basis in reality ended up in a security bulletin.
How Public Safety Canada received confirmation of something that never happened.
Whether this bulletin was ever corrected.
Whether thousands of public servants still believe this false and defamatory allegation.
BACKGROUNDER:
Friday, January 28, 2022 was the day Freedom Convoy trucks from southern Ontario reached Ottawa. Two distinct arms of the convoy left home on Thursday. One from the Niagara area, one from Windsor (an additional four hours distant).
When these southern Ontario trucks arrived, police directed many of them to parking spots on Wellington street, in front of Parliament Hill. They were joined by other protesters, who traveled there independently in big rigs, pickups, vans, campers, and cars.
The western arm of the Convoy - those trucks that had been doggedly traversing the country for the past week - hadn’t yet reached Ottawa. They spent Friday night in Arnprior, an hour west of the city. Likewise, trucks from the Maritime provinces, from Quebec, and from Eastern Ontario spent Friday night in Vankleek Hill, an hour east.
Saturday was an absolute zoo. Highways in every direction were packed with thousands of big rigs and thousands of flag-bedecked private vehicles.
Cudos to Blacklock’s Reorter - and to you Donna - for uncovering yet another important lie. I have never heard of this organization. If I was not already supporting as many Substack writers/independent news sources/scientists that I feel lI can afford, I would also subscribe to support Blacklock’s Reporter, but see it is expensive. I sure appreciate their work.
It's indicative of how low the politician will stoop to please their master.