Quotable Quotes from Brigitte Belton

Female cross border trucker delivers some of the best lines of the Emergency Act hearings.

Freedom Convoy organizer Brigitte Belton testified before the Emergencies Act inquiry on November 1st. Eight legally trained individuals, including Commissioner Paul Rouleau, peppered her with questions.

I’ve told Brigitte’s story here, here, and here. In my view, her testimony produced some of the best lines of the entire inquiry:

Canada came to welcome us, Canada came to travel with us, and Canada came to support us.

Brigitte Belton, Nov. 1, 2022, p. 258 of the Emergencies Act hearing official transcript

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I saw love. I saw unity. I saw Quebec with Alberta. I saw Ontario with Quebec, hugging. I saw people happy. It was the best thing that happened to our country in two years.

Brigitte Belton, p. 268

Bodily autonomy, it is mine. It is not my government's.

Brigitte Belton, p. 278

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[W]e need to stop yelling at people and dividing and pitting each other against each other. We have a Prime Minister that was a former drama teacher and all he has done is made Canada full of drama.

Brigitte Belton, p. 337