Alex Ballingall 🫨
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Alex Ballingall 🫨
@aballinga
- Just saw a truck outside my doctor’s office in Ottawa, as the convoy starts arriving in town. It had two flags stuck into the back of its truck-bed. One was an upside down Canadian flag. The other, a Confederate flag.
- Alright, court is coming back for Pat King's bail hearing after lunchbreak. During the recess, King was served with the statement of claim in a $396 million class action lawsuit against him and other #FreedomConvoy organizers and participants.
- Honestly don't understand the white-hot rage at journalists for reporting on the "Freedom Convoy." It's true police arrested people. It's true they are investigating alleged hate crimes, thefts, property damage. It's true there were Confederate flags and Swastikas among the crowd
- Tamara Lich denied bail, as judge determines her detention on charges is justified, agrees with Crown that her release would spark a "substantial likelihood" that she would re-offend and present a risk to public safety.
- Convoy lawyer Eva Chipiuk concludes her closing statement like this: "If there was ever a time for a prime minister to step down, now is that time."
- Quite a reaction from Singh - and what appears to be a man totally buckling when confronted
- NDP Leader @theJagmeetSingh calls for Canada to stop arms sales to Israel amid violence in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. "We need to apply pressure so we can ensure a peaceful resolution," he says.
- New study concludes that carbon pricing contributed to a 0.5 per cent increase in prices since 2019, a period of time in which overall prices went up 19 per cent. Our story on what the study authors called carbon pricing's "minimal impact" on inflation:
- Pat King, a key #FreedomConvoy figure, appearing in court now. New charges signaled last week are being read: -Three charges of perjury -three charges of obstruction of justice He's now been remanded in custody. Scheduled again in court next week, April 26.
- Replying to @aballingaIn sum, Pat King is denied bail based on likelihood to reoffend and harm to perception of justice system if he was released. He will remain in jail.
- Here is a photo to show you I'm not making this up.
Just saw a truck outside my doctor’s office in Ottawa, as the convoy starts arriving in town. It had two flags stuck into the back of its truck-bed. One was an upside down Canadian flag. The other, a Confederate flag. - Replying to @aballingaIs this not shocking? Is this not newsworthy? Don't you want to know this stuff is going on? It's ridiculous to imply that, because the protesters insist their cause is righteous and they intend to be peaceful, all of this shocking stuff shouldn't be emphasized in our reporting.
- I've just recovered from COVID. This is what I can report as a triple-vaxxed, 35-year-old man: -Sickest I've ever felt. Worst part was exhaustion and fever that rocked me for 36-48 hours; -Progressively better after that; -8 days later, still positive on rapid tests. Stay safe❤️
