Chapter 12 photos - trucker O'Jay

O’Jay in Ottawa. Photo from Instagram, photographer unknown.

• drove to Ottawa from Brantford, Ontario

• in his blue, long nose Peterbilt 389

• was tear-gassed and had his bank accounts frozen

• lost his cross-border trucker job due to his Convoy participation

O’Jay and Ivana, with the Peterbilt behind them. Taken in Brantford, the morning their journey with the Convoy began. Photo supplied by them.

Good Samaritan Neal Fennema (left), O’Jay, and Neal’s friend, Kyle. Photo supplied by O’Jay.

Photo taken by Ivana in Ottawa.

Photo taken by Ivana in Ottawa.

Photo taken by Ivana in Ottawa.

A child reaches inside O’Jay’s truck to pull the cord that honks the horn. Screen capture from a video recorded by Ivana.

Screen capture from a video recorded by O’Jay as he confronted police on the street.

O’Jay appears in the Winter Wildfire documentary film near the 33-minute mark. Screen capture from there (click image to go to the film)

Screen capture from a video recorded by Ivana. A francophone woman holds her child close to the truck window, so the child can hand them a bag of treats.

Printout from Scotiabank. The second entry indicates O’Jay’s account was suspended/ restricted on Friday, February 18th. The first entry says that was lifted four days later, on Monday the 21st, despite it being the Family Day holiday in Ontario.

Convoy gathering spot near Drumbo, Ontario. The signs read ‘Be our voice in Ottawa’ and ‘Bring back our freedom!’ Photo by Ivana.

O’Jay holding this woman’s gift of $50. Screen capture from a video recorded by Ivana, In that video, O’Jay says, “I just want to say thank you. Thank you very much. It means a lot. We’re just doing what we can to try to preserve the freedom for everyone.’

Interview with unidentified CBC reporter. Screen capture from a video recorded by Ivana.

original Substack posts about O’Jay:

• Grave Financial Peril: Racism wasn't the problem, vaccine mandates were.

• It Was So Cold: Nevertheless, 'It just felt amazing. Right away, we knew this was gonna be something.'

• Erased by the CBC: Canada's public broadcaster denied O'Jay a voice in the conversation.

• The Good Samaritan & the $4k Truck Part: Ordered, paid for & delivered by a complete stranger five hours away.

• I Saw Them Hitting People: 'I didn't know why they were using tear gas. I didn't understand it.'

• Debit Cards Not Working: Bank accounts belonging to their sons - aged 13 and 15 - were frozen.

• Fired for Taking Part in the Freedom Convoy: Trucking company threatened with the loss of its business license.