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The "Rolling Thunder Ottawa" convoy plans to do a loop through downtown next weekend, with a stop planned at the National War Memorial.

Federal ministers defended the government's use of the Emergencies Act on Monday, April 25, 2022, as they announced an independent public inquiry to investigate the use of the act to end blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa earlier this year.

Ottawa convoy protest organizer Pat King is now facing perjury and obstruction of justice charges related to testimony he gave at his bail review hearing last week.

The voice of Canadian credit unions says their members watched people make significant withdrawals after the federal government vowed a financial crackdown on the so-called "freedom convoy."

Lawyers for a proposed class-action lawsuit against the convoy protest in Ottawa argued in court on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, that GiveSendGo may be in breach of a freezing order on funds raised for the convoy on the website.

The RCMP told MPs on Monday, March 7, 2022, that it only gave the names of people directly involved in Ottawa protests to banks to freeze their accounts, and not supporters who donated to the so-called Freedom Convoy.

Two Ontario police forces have notified their professional standards units of allegations that some of their officers donated to the so−called "Freedom Convoy" protests against COVID−19 measures and Justin Trudeau’s government.

"Even though the blockades are lifted across border openings right now, even though things seem to be resolving very well in Ottawa, this state of emergency is not over," Trudeau said at late morning news conference.

The House of Commons will not sit today, February 18, 2022, to debate emergency measures the government has brought in to deal with the protest just outside its doors that is entering its fourth week.

With significantly bolstered ranks municipal, provincial and national police officers have established a perimeter with about 100 checkpoints covering Ottawa's downtown to keep out anyone intent on joining the protest this weekend.

Police arrested two of the main organizers behind an antigovernment demonstration on Parliament Hill late Thursday.

Leaked data from a crowdfunding campaign supporting the convoy suggests a considerable number of donations came from people who appear to be in the U.S.

Figures behind the protests blockading Parliament Hill and various border crossings are championing new ways to finance their movement — including through their own crypto token — as Ottawa invokes sweeping powers to crack down on their cash flow.

Trucks, RVs and other vehicles with Canadian flags or banners with the word "freedom'' in giant letters along their front grilles remain on Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill, with drivers saying they will stay put until all COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions are lifted.

Ottawa's mayor has set a deadline of noon today for truckers encamped in the capital's core to move out of residential streets in a bid to pare down the size of the protest's footprint.