Security News > 2023 > January > 'Multiple security breaches' shut down trucker protest

Canada Unity, one of the groups that organized last year's so-called Freedom Convoy during which truckers and others overtook Canadian city streets to protest mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, has canceled a repeat demonstration planned for February 17 to 20, according to a press release posted to the group's Facebook page.

"As a result of these security breaches that are beyond our control, I cannot in good conscience guarantee Public Safety as I promised, nor can I guarantee other Team Canada Unity Freedom Convoy National Partners that could be deemed as convoy organizers, protection from being charged under Ontario's Bill 100 Act," wrote James Bauder, one of the group's organizers, in a post that has since been removed.

"As a result, the Canada Unity Convoy for Freedom - Freedom Convoy will remain Officially 10-7 until further notice," he continued.

In late December, Bauder announced plans for a second convoy, dubbed "World Unity Convoy," in Winnipeg with a stop in Ottawa beginning February 17.

"There will be no convoy anywhere in Canada be it Ottawa or Winnipeg with my name, with the Canada Unity Freedom Convoy brand," Bauder told the CBC. His bail conditions also prohibit him from returning to Ottawa, according to the Canadian news outlet.

As we enter year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, the convoy may well also be about bringing people together for yet another superspreader event.

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