Police continue to investigate fellow officers for donating to the Freedom convoy and we have now started to see charges brought against active-duty members. As the months have progressed, we are hearing of more members being questioned on their involvement.
The fact that Const. Kristina Neilson of the Ottawa Police Service was charged with “discreditable conduct” by her Police Service should send a dire warning to anyone in law enforcement.
Const. Neilson simply exercised her rights as set forth by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and as such, did not discredit Ottawa Police Service.
If there has been any discredit in this case it was by the courts and those involved for failing to recognize it.
Recently a series of charges and fines, issued because of participation in the Freedom Convoy in February 2022 or in acting contrary to legislation related to COVID-19, have been dismissed by the courts.
The abuses by Police Agencies and the Federal Government continue to mount against everyday Canadians. The fact the RCMP shared personal information of convoy supporters to financial institutions without court process should be alarming to every Canadian regardless of feelings towards the convoy.
In June of this year, we reported that a group of lawyers had made a complaint to the Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) against Supreme Court Chief Justice Wagner regarding comments he had made about protestors during the Freedom Trucker’s Convoy.
The CJC has dismissed the complaint citing hypothetical situations presented in the complaint and stated it was without substance and not pertaining to judicial conduct of Chief Justice Wagner.