Garbage bins of trucker convoy signs were in front of Parliament Hill after it had been cleared of protesters. Photo by Adam Huras/Parliament Hill files
On Jan. 29, 2022, a trucker convoy headed down to the Coutts, Alta., border crossing with the U.S. to protest the COVID-19 vaccine mandates the Trudeau government had put in place. The protest turned into a full-scale blockade that lasted 17 days. Two of the protest leaders, Chris Lysak and Jerry Morin, were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and mischief, accusations that were hard to credit given the context of the event. They remained in custody for 723 days, during 74 of which Morin was in solitary confinement. Finally, after their lawyer filed a Charter of Rights application to examine the case, the Crown suddenly accepted
Contrast this with the recent case of a mother and her child fatally stabbed in a horrific random attack outside an Edmonton school. Despite a long history of violence, the accused killer had been released on bail 18 days before their murders.
In addition to the two Coutts truckers, the federal government has been persecuting Tamara Lich, who had journeyed from across the country to serve as an organizer and spokesperson for a truckers protest in Ottawa that began Jan. 29, 2022, and ended with the Trudeau government’s implementation of the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14.
Lich, an Indigenous grandmother from Alberta, was arrested and charged with “obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief, and intimidation.” It’s hard to imagine how this petite, soft-spoken woman could “obstruct police or intimidate” anyone.
Handcuffed between two towering federal police officers, Lich was put in solitary confinement in a dungeon-like cell with a tiny window five metres above her head.
She spent two weeks in jail and was then released on bail with orders not to communicate with anyone associated with the convoy. Later that summer, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms selected her as the recipient of its annual “George Jonas Freedom Award for advancing and preserving freedom in our country.” At the awards ceremony in Toronto, she was photographed with another person associated with the convoy and as a result was re-arrested. After serving another 30 days in prison, she was again released on bail after a different judge ruled there had been “no significant interaction” with the other convoy member.
Meanwhile in Ontario, Randal McKenzie, a habitual offender charged with weapons violations and assaulting a police officer, was set free on bail with no conditions other than periodically reporting to his parole officer. He was subsequently charged in the shooting death of Ontario Provincial Police Constable Greg Pierzchala.
The Canadian Criminal Code states: “Persons who are charged with an offence are constitutionally entitled to be released from custody unless Crown Counsel is able to justify their continued detention … including consideration of the background of the accused and risk to the public.” It’s inconceivable that Lich could be considered a risk to anyone.
The trials of Tamara Lich and convoy co-organizer Chris Barber finally began in September of last year. The federal Crown Prosecutor, presumably aware the government wanted to teach the convoy protesters a lesson, had already stated he would seek a prison sentence of 10 years — a sentence given only for very serious violent assaults by habitual criminals.
The trial was originally expected to finish Oct. 15 but is taking much longer. After adjourning in December, it restarted in January, though for only one day. A shortage of available court time makes its completion date uncertain.
Tamara Lich, Chris Lysak and Jerry Morin spent a combined total of 767 days in jail — despite not having been convicted of anything. Meanwhile, Canada’s bail laws continue to allow habitually violent offenders loose after just a few days in custody.
One of the fundamental cornerstones separating a democracy from a dictatorship is the prohibition of government interference in the judicial process. But what else can explain the stark discrepancy between the Crown’s treatment of the non-violent convoy leaders and its pervasive and persistent empathy for habitual criminals and even murderers.
Even Canadians who didn’t agree with the trucker convoy’s message or methods should be concerned by the obvious disparity in their treatment at the hands of the legal system. It’s something to ponder as we await the news of yet another murder or egregious assault by a violent offender released on bail that we all know will come only too soon.
A quick scan of the index will save you time and bring you up to date. Each index item will appear in order in the email with pertinent details. Please pay special attention to those with dates to remember and any action items (petitions, etc.) that can be handled within a very few minutes.
1. Rallies and local events
o P4F weekly rally details – this Sunday, February 4 Main & Warren
o Kelowna Freedom Rally February 3rd
o Next Planning meeting – next Monday, Feb 5 at noon
o BC Rising weekly updates Wednesdays at 7:30 pm – Link for February 7 – email BCRising@protonmail.com
o February 15 – A Worldwide Rally and Awareness Campaign to demand bail and due process for the Coutts Four. They stood up for Canadians, and now we need to stand up for them! February 15th Penticton Court House
2. Action of the Week
o Sign the pledge – 2 links – Score Card and pledges – enter fppledge.ca in your browser
o CPSBC Discipline Hearing for Dr. Charles Hoffe call and write – keep the college prosecutors on their toes.
o Exit the WHO-DEADLINE TO SIGN CANADIAN PETITION FEBRUARY 7, 2024
3. Worth a Look – links
o Paid Student internship opportunity deadline coming soon
o Freedom Rising newsletter: issue 62 link.
o Druthers February Issue
LOCAL EVENTS
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FREEDOM RALLIES – Penticton4Freedom – every Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m.
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COMING UP AT THIS SUNDAY’S P4F RALLY
Wins of the Week
The “miracle” of last week’s Rally
Why Rallies are More Important Than Ever
The future of Townhall meetings in our Communities.
Open Mic
Miss a week and you miss a lot! Surprise guests are a common occurrence. Fighting for freedom is more fun with friends. Bring a few. Bring your signs or borrow one of ours. Suggest a topic or a speaker, and we’ll gladly find someone to share their knowledge with us.——————————————- o0o————————————————PLANNING MEETINGS Quick update from the January 31 planning meeting: 1. Roles and volunteers have stepped up in support of a citizen-led non-partisan Townhall in Penticton in early March 2. Purpose: Create awareness of violations of BCers property, bodily autonomy, parental and democratic rights 3. Townhall subjects: Bills 31, 36, 44, 46 and 47 as the most dangerous legislation in BC at the present 4. Resources: Townhall Committee of BC Rising preparing templates, checklists, tips, training and other resources 5. Meanwhile, building a team of 30 volunteers to fill the important roles to ensure a successful town hall. ——- o0o —————- our skills and enthusiasm are needed!! Townhalls are our best tools to Turn BC Around! Join us at our next planning meeting on Zoom this Monday, February 5 at Noonhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88506914633?pwd=ek1RWVNJZVRsYmI1QTFEOEdqQjFoZz09 Discussion Points: 1. Progress reports from team leads 2. Unique email and other communication systems for Community Awareness 3. Penticton townhall date and venue 4. Next Steps in preparation 5. Open Discussion 6. Next meeting date Add your name for an update on the Community Awareness Program. Email MLGutscher@protonmail.com——————————————- o0o————————————————Kelowna Freedom RallyFebruary 3rdStuart Park, Kelowna 12:00 Noon
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FREE THE COUTTS 4 – EVENT AND ACTION CALL
ATTEND: Wednesday, February 15th @ 9am – Penticton Courthouse Protest
Imagine if it were you or your family member! We need to join forces to support the Coutts4, our fellow citizens who have been torn from their families to suffer dearly in a Remand Centre for “Standing 4 Freedom”!!!
“The average length of stay at any Remand Centre in Alberta (and across Canada) is from 18-30 days. As of February 1, 2024, the Coutts Four have been in Remand for 717 days without bail or due process.
Remand is the purgatory of the prison system where you are placed in a small cage to await a bail hearing before being processed and moved to a place that is more fit for human survival. Two years locked in one spot for an accusation cannot and should not be the way our legal system works! What these four courageous men are being put through is a form of torture and a human rights issue to the core. By default, their incarceration has deemed them Guilty Until Proven Innocent for their time already served. If proven innocent, this time will not be reimbursed.” (by Kyle Cardinal, Druthers Newspaper, Issue #39, February, 2024)
A Worldwide Rally and Awareness Campaign has been organized across Canada to demand bail and due process for the Coutts Four. They stood up for Canadians, and now we need to stand up for them!
Please help with the following:
-Print the attached poster, in colour or black & white, to distribute throughout the Okanagan/Shuswap. Post it at as many places as you can find (mailboxes, poles, businesses, message boards, etc) and share it on your social media platforms.
-Spread the word to as many people as you can.
-Distribute and/or finance the distribution of the February Edition of Druthers newspaper which has the Coutts4 article on its cover page. The cover page can be distributed online through social media https://druthers.ca/newspapers/ Print copies of Druthers should be available at the courthouse event. The online version is always ready on the first of publication month, but printed versions become available around mid-month following a last-minute fundraising effort.
-Although the main tool we’ll use to make the public aware of the injustice done to the Coutts4 is the Druthers newspaper, brochures may also be available at the courthouse rally.
-ATTEND the Nationwide Rally on February 15th with signs specific to the release of the Coutts4 who are being held in a Remand Centre unjustly for 2 years without bail or due process. This Rally is only about the Coutts 4. No vulgarity. We need to act professionally and stick to the point to be most effective. Bring others with you to the rally.
-Email the Alberta Crown Prosecution to respectfully ask or request for the Crown to give Jerry Morin, Tony Olienick, Chris Carbert and Chris Lysak due process and to release them on bail while they await trial jsg-acps.calgaryprosecutions@gov.ab.ca
There is an upcoming CPSBC Discipline Hearing for Dr. Charles Hoffe on March 4-15. Dr. Hoffe has requested that as many people as possible call the College of Physicians & Surgeons of BC at 604-733-7758 to request access to the virtual discipline hearing for him starting March 4. They will tell you where to find the form on their website. It must be downloaded, printed out, signed and then emailed back to the College. Dr Hoffe says people do not need to be available to watch the virtual hearing. What’s important is that the College gets inundated with requests from the public.DEADLINE TO REQUEST ACCESS TO THE LIVE EVENT IS FEBRUARY 23.THERE IS TIME TO PHONE (604-733-7758 OR 1-800-461-3008), EMAIL (https://www.cpsbc.ca/contact-us ), AND SEND A WRITTEN REQUEST (See link below) PLUS OTHER FOLLOW UPS, AND FLOOD THEM WITH REQUESTS TO WATCH WHAT THEY ARE DOING.You might also write in support of Dr. Hoffe for saving so many of us from the harm of the COVID shots, by courageously researching, publishing and speaking out about his findings, despite the threats of the College. Thank you for doing this and sending this info on to others who will hopefully also do it. Dr. Hoffe has been such a courageous, stalwart hero that it would be lovely if this simple act on the part of many of us could make a difference. The link below takes you to the specific instructions, but PLEASE also call the CPSBC at 604-733-7758 to register your request. The biggest fear of those who prosecute innocents is that they will be seen for what they are: Tyrants! A bombardment of calls and emails is our best warrior activity. More Information
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DEADLINE TO SIGN CANADIAN PETITION TO EXIT THE WHO AND UN – FEBRUARY 7, 2024Currently over 84,000 SignaturesLets Reach 100,000 or MORE! Sign and share this official Parliamentary petition (#4623), supported by MP, Dr. Leslyn Lewis, to have Canada EXIT the United Nations and EXIT the World Health Organization. IMPORTANT NOTE: When completing the petition, make sure you complete all fields and…after you sign the petition, be sure to check your email to verify your signature. This needs to be Canada’s top priority…Everyone on earth needs to speak out! DON’T WORRY IF YOU’VE ALREADY SIGNED THE PETITION BEFORE. ANY DUPLICATES WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FILTERED OUT, SO PLEASE GO RIGHT NOW AND SIGN AND PASS THE MESSAGE ON TO 20 FRIENDS.Sign & Share Petition
Do you think Trudeau is behind the gun ban? NOPE! The UN is. Do you think Trudeau is behind SOGI 123? NOPE! The UN is. Do you think Trudeau is behind mass immigration? Do you think Trudeau is behind Gender Ideology? Do you think Trudeau is behind Net Zero? Do you think Trudeau is behind __________? You fill in the blank. The ANSWER is NO… The United Nations or one of its subsidiaries is. Send a Letter to Your MP In addition to the petition, Prevent Genocide 2030 has created a template letter that will help us send letters to legislators urging them to support Petition #4623. We must push for their support to help Canada Exit the WHO / UN and all related organizations and obligations (including the International Health Regulations). Sharing your voice could not be easier…Your voice matters!Access Letter Contact the Canadian Representative to the WHO Executive BoardMailing Address:Ms. Christine Harmston Director General Office of International Affairs for the Health Portfolio Public Health Agency of Canada Ottawa, ON Email: christine.harmston@phac-aspc.gc.caPhone: 613-286-4684 Website
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WORTH A LOOKSTUDENT OPPORTUNITYAttention Students The ILS Summer Fellowship program provides students with a ten-week internship working with non-profit organizations in areas like public policy analysis or educational programs. In addition to their work placement, Summer Fellows take part in weekly webinars and attend Freedom Week. The program is open to undergraduate and graduate students in any field, as well as recent graduates (within two years). Work placements may be remote or in-person. Past placements have included: · The Alberta Institute · The Canadian Constitution Foundation · The Macdonald-Laurier Institute · The Montreal Economic Institute · SecondStreet.org · Liberty Fund · The Institute for Liberal Studies Placements will run from early June until mid-August and will conclude with our Freedom Week conference, tentatively scheduled for August 11-17, 2024 in Montreal. Fellows will be paid either $15/hour or minimum wage in the province in which they reside (whichever is higher) and receive travel assistance of up to $400 to attend Freedom Week. We expect to conduct virtual interviews in March and successful applicants will receive offers of placement by the end of April. Please note that previous participants in the Summer Fellowship program are not eligible to participate again. However, students who applied last year but were not accepted are encouraged to apply again. Applications are due by February 22, 2024. Apply Now——————————- o0o————————————- Action-Packed Freedom Rising Newsletter Issue 62Breaking the Oath: UnauthorizedExposing Medical MurderHERE
Our society is so dumbed down and indoctrinated that anyone who is a critical thinker is labeled as a Conspiracy Theorist
Did you know: The term ‘conspiracy theorist’ was first coined and used by the CIA to ridicule anyone who opposed the gov’t narrative?
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
By now, almost everyone is aware of the recent Federal Court judgment in our favour on the Emergencies Act orders from the Trudeau Gov’t. This is likely being appealed but that doesn’t stop the fact that this decision is presently lawful and binding. I hope to chat more on this in our next newsletter having just finished reading it yesterday.
Pursuant to s. 6-8 of the B.C. Limitations Act, you have two (2) years from the date that you discovered (or reasonably ought to have known) the injury, loss or damage from the Federal Gov’t in relation to its actions to freeze bank accounts and other actions in relation to the Emergencies Act orders.
This limitation is likely to apply on Feb. 14, 2024 – in two weeks. If your bank account was frozen or if you suffered damages, injury or loss, you need to look at getting your claim filed in the next two weeks. You may wish to possibly check to see who is required to be named on any such claim and the reasons for your claim, ie: torts, alleged to have been committed.
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Saturday, February 3, 2024
Kelowna Freedom Rally
Stuart Part, Kelowna 12:00 Noon
It is important to remember that bail is a common law and Constitutional right in Canada (s. 11(e) Charter: not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause.) Bail can only be denied pursuant to s. 515 of the Criminal Code on extensive grounds. People are released on murder charges, sexual assaults, and many other horrific crimes regularly across Canada – including many who have extensive criminal records. Many of these alleged offenders go out to commit other offences while on bail, constituting a large ‘catch and release’ program in Canada.
These four innocent men, having no criminal records, were alleged to have committed various offences under the Criminal Code. There were no victims involved. Everything is alleged only. They are presumed innocent until their trial at the end of May, 2024, by judge and jury. Keeping them in remand jail for two years is an injustice. They are only several of many people who have been criminally charged and have likely done nothing wrong except expose the Government’s COVID-19 tyranny upon us.
Judge Johnna Kubic, a Trudeau appointed judge has denied bail three times to Chris Carbert, and who it is claimed has donated to the Liberal Party 26 times!
The Crown is really opposing their release on political grounds only, ie: that these people opposed the COVID-19 unconstitutional lockdowns and restrictions, and are being punished to frighten off others from opposing further unconstitutional government restrictions on our rights and freedoms. There is no such recognized basis for denial of bail nor Crown opposition to bail being granted, on this basis.
In this case, the Crown has, improperly and in abuse of its powers, made the procedure to be the punishment, or large part of it, more so as these innocent prisoners are being held in various remand centres, which are notoriously known for their inhospitable environments, such that many innocent accused frequently plead guilty to avoid time spent in remand centres awaiting trials.
Note, that the RCMP were the first organized police force in the world to use agent provocateur tactics as far back as the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. They continue to use such tactics today.
They need our support.
Join us Feb. 15 at the Kelowna Courthouse, Vernon Courthouse and Penticton Courthouse, for rallies starting at 9:00 a.m., for the morning. We will have brochures to hand out to people. Please feel free to make your own signs as well.
From Darren in Vernon:
Feb paper is a real doozy!
– Front page sneak peek below – End of month fundraising campaign – Let’s get Canada talking about the Coutts Boys
Just 36 hours left
Druthers needs to raise $10,000 in the next day and a half. We just sent the February paper off to print and we aim to print at least 200,000 copies. Anything you can do to help is greatly appreciated and your contributions are wisely and efficiently used to print more papers and wake up more Canadians.
Or etransfer your contribution to admin@druthers.net and we will manually add it to the fundraiser.
Sneak Peek
Have a peek at the front page. The Coutts Four! It’s time to get Canada aware of this situation and apply some pressure to get these political prisoners set free. Sitting in remand for 2 years without a trial is so wrong. Please help us print as many as we can of this important issue of Druthers.
This is one of my favorite papers so far. There is so much important news and information in these pages this month, I hope we raise enough to print 300,000 copies or more!
Special Note: All donations dropped into the Druthers can at the Vernon rallies over the last three years goes directly and entirely to Druthers, averaging in between $150 to $200 per month. Thank you to everyone who donates at the Vernon rallies. Keep up the flow of donations for this worthy cause!
Next Provincial Court Hearing Date: April 12, 2024 – Sentencing
I will provide more specifics and updates in the coming weeks. Not much happening until then, except the Crown Persecutor, David Grabavac, wants two years in jail, three years probation, a firearms weapons ban, and a DNA sample. Unbelievable. From those who have seen the video, this is nothing more than political harassment and intimidation by Mr. Grabavac who is abusing his powers and should be removed from the office of a Crown Prosecutor immediately.
Next Supreme Court Hearing Date: April 22, 2024
Notice of Conviction Appeal
In the B.C. Supreme Court today, Jan. 29, 2024, I appeared before Justice Weatherill. I was ordered to file my Constitutional Challenge to the payment of transcripts fees and serve them on the AG of Canada and BC, by April 5, 2024. Next hearing date is simply to see how to proceed with the appeal after that.,
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City of Kelowna v David Lindsay et al
Petition to Stop Rallies
Next hearing date – The week of Feb. 20, 2024
for hearing on my SLAPP application to strike the City’s Petition against us. The schedulers will call me on the Friday before this week to confirm the exact dates at which time we will let everyone know as well.
Two weeks ago, I cross examined City of Kelowna Bylaw Supervisor Kevin Mead on his affidavit in this case. The transcripts are currently being prepared and will be posted on our website as soon as they are done, hopefully in two weeks.
My documents in this case are located on our website at:
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Add your name to the delivery list and make sure to check your email on Sunday mornings for confirmation that our paper delivery will take place that day
Make sure you arrive before the designated time so we can all get going ASAP!
Every Sunday at 11:30 am
Feb 4, 2024
Sign-up on the Newspaper Delivery list so that you get an email confirming the deliveries for each Sunday. With winter in mind, we will only do this if roads are bare and it’s not snowing. The advantage of delivering this time of year is that nobody is hanging out in their front yards except for the odd snowman.
We meet at the Capri parking lot between A&W and De Dutch Pannekoek House
Bring a large bag for carrying the papers if you want
Grab a free small Kelowna mapbook that can help you get situated. Your cell phone will be tracking and tracing you. Learn how to read maps again
You will be provided with a printed google map of the area you will be delivering to. Bring a yellow marker to indicate which streets you completed. You may run out of papers or you may end up with extra
We ask that with every paper you deliver, you remove the inserts and place them in the mailbox in front or behind the paper. That way, someone who may hastily throw out the paper will still be forced to see each individual flyer
Please deliver only one paper per mailbox, regardless if you have different papers (we usually have a combination of different papers and editions). Some houses may have up to 4 mailboxes; put one paper in each as they are for different tenants
Sign up as a Volunteer to participate in one of the many focus groups we are working to organize. Most people are too busy to commit to fighting for freedom. I guarantee you will have plenty of extra time after Canada becomes a full-fledged communist country and your jobs & businesses are gone. Time to add freedom-fighting to your list of priorities. Much of the help needed can be done at home and even one hour per week will be helpful. Even if you don’t want to join a specific group, maybe you have something you can offer to help out. Let us know!
3 Simple Things Freedom Activists can do to WIN this War:
Spread the Word by delivering papers and flyers everywhere:
1 Knowledge is power!
2. Replace your cell phone with a flip phone:
Think of your apps as TRAPS!
3. Use CASH:
Hand out the “Use cash cards” and “pay cash” business posters
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REMINDER
New Credit Card Fees & Lack of Privacy
It is starting – Use cash as much as possible – use credit cards or digital only if there is no other alternative.
Companies will not use digital currency if we are not using digital currency! It will cost them too much in lost business.
Here is an awesome poster you can distribute to all businesses to put on their entrance doors, advocating for the use of cash. Print on 8 1/2 x 11 glossy hard stock for best results.
The dangers of digital gov’t ID and currencies are here… you need to use cash as much as possible. As recognized by Freedom Rising, there are many inherent dangers of using digital currency. What do you do, not if, but when:
The internet is down
There is a power outage
The card reader malfunctions
Your phone battery dies or doesn’t work for other reasons
WE SUGGEST YOU CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS WELL:
Your phone is stolen
Your passwords are co-opted
Your credit/debit card strip is damaged – needs replacing
There are errors in relation to the quantum of $$ on your card
Gov’t limits your purchases/CRA liens the balance on your card
AND MANY OTHER DANGERS
CLEAR has promoted the non-use of digital currencies and credit/debit cards as much as possible, for years.
Suggestion:
Withdraw money on Saturday/Sunday from the bank or bank machine, and then leave your money at home if you are scared to carry it with you, and just carry the amounts of cash for each day’s purchases for the week.
NO MORE CARDS!!!! NO EXCUSES!
USE CASH $$$$$$$$$
Do you want to be the next person to be “unbanked” because of your political beliefs????
Get these cards below at the CLEAR booth to give out everytime you use cash – or print your own to hand out!
Make Business sized cards to hand out at all your cash purchases!
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Thanks Nadia for this link:
Find out which institutions near you Support Digital ID
The Digital ID System is being supported by a rapidly growing number of provincial and federal governments, financial institutions, networks for payments and for identity verification, technology service providers, strategy and integration experts to name a few…
