From From Embers
Interview with an anti-fascist observer about insights gained from the Public Order Emergency Commission hearings, a public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to repress the so-called Freedom Convoy in February 2022.
We discuss why governments invoke emergencies, OPP’s Project Hendon, how the Convoy was funded, the relationship between convoy organizers and police, comparisons with #ShutDownCanada, liberal conspiracy theories, the scale of economic disruption during the Convoy, and more.
Links
Public Order Emergency Commission
Our previous episodes on Yellow Vests Canada and the Freedom Convoy
Ill Winds From Ottawa – Crimethinc report on the Freedom Convoy
Anarchist report from Ottawa during the Convoy
Music: Lee Reed
Note: Due to a technical glitch, this episode was removed, edited and re-published after it’s initial release on January 11, 2023.