Day 30 of the Emergencies Act Public Inquiry, Chrystia Freeland testified that the Freedom Convoy protesters were trying to change policy at “gunpoint” and that she refused to negotiate with people who hold democracy “hostage.”
DEPUTY PM CHRYSTIA FREELAND, Sworn
Examination in-Chief by Ms. Shantona Chaudhury
Cross-Examination by Mr. Brendan Miller
Cross-Examination by Ms. Ewa Krajewska
Cross-Examination by Ms. Janani Shanmuganathan
Cross-Examination by Mr. Alan Honner
Cross-Examination by Ms. Mandy England
Cross-Examination by Ms. Jennifer King
Cross-Examination by Mr. Mike Morris
Cross-Examination by Mr. Stephen Aylward
Chrystia Freeland claims the freezing of bank accounts three days before the Emergency Order was “to provide an incentive to leave” and therefore “avoid blood on a face of a child”. This is disgusting and disingenuous.
Watch.@cafreeland claims the freezing of bank accounts three days before the Emergency Order was "to provide an incentive to leave" and therefore "avoid blood on a face of a child". This is disguasting and disingenuous. #cdnpoli #POEC pic.twitter.com/xcIlCEiUBU
— Roman Baber (@Roman_Baber) November 24, 2022
Alan Honner: President Biden, who is probably the world’s most powerful person, had a telephone call with the Prime Minister. And that telephone call, it happened on a Friday. By Monday, the Emergencies Act was invoked. Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland: That’s true.
TDF lawyer Alan Honner: President Biden, who is probably the world’s most powerful person, had a telephone call with the Prime Minister. And that telephone call, it happened on a Friday. By Monday, the Emergencies Act was invoked.
Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland: That’s true.#POEC pic.twitter.com/eMgVhkXUlS
— Andy Lee – Special Rebel Rapporteur (@RealAndyLeeShow) November 24, 2022
Handwritten notes on a discussion with an undisclosed other by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland show us how they really feel about democracy: “You need to designate the group [of protestors] as a terrorist group.”
Handwritten notes on a discussion with an undisclosed other by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland show us how they really feel about democracy:
“You need to designate the group [of protestors] as a terrorist group.”#POEC pic.twitter.com/pQMloyjgEi
— Andy Lee – Special Rebel Rapporteur (@RealAndyLeeShow) November 24, 2022
The fascist tyrants never think they are the fascist tyrants
The fascist tyrants never think they are the fascist tyrants. @cafreeland @JustinTrudeau pic.twitter.com/EyYdPfuvZ2
— Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) November 24, 2022
The “liberal” government (dirty fascists) won with the lowest margin ever. 32.6% of the popular vote. they were mandated to do NOTHING. They were barely tolerated. you are the illegitimate, authoritarian, fascist regime you rage against.
Spoiler alert, @cafreeland: The “liberal” government (dirty fascists) won with the lowest margin ever. 32.6% of the popular vote. they were mandated to do NOTHING. They were barely tolerated. you are the illegitimate, authoritarian, fascist regime you rage against. #FUTrudeau pic.twitter.com/3JOpvRgOtI
— Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) November 24, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said of the Freedom Convoy, “I will never support negotiating with those who hold our democracy hostage.”
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said of the Freedom Convoy, "I will never support negotiating with those who hold our democracy hostage.” pic.twitter.com/QAo2b6FwMr
— Andrew Lawton (@AndrewLawton) November 24, 2022
The fascist @JustinTrudeau government invoked the Emergencies Act, assaulted protesters, froze bank accounts to show America that Canada was not a banana republic. And in so doing, proved that Canada is a banana republic. A life of shame for @cafreeland. She deserves nothing less
The fascist @JustinTrudeau government invoked the Emergencies Act, assaulted protesters, froze bank accounts to show America that Canada was not a banana republic. And in so doing, proved that Canada is a banana republic. A life of shame for @cafreeland. She deserves nothing less pic.twitter.com/ERVGE91J87
— Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) November 24, 2022
Freedom Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller just walks away after asking Chrystia Freeland if it would look really bad internationally if the Nazi flags are linked back to her government.
Must Watch: Freedom Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller just walks away after asking Chrystia Freeland if it would look really bad internationally if the Nazi flags are linked back to her government. pic.twitter.com/joxVXBoD0p
— The Canadian Independent (@canindependent) November 24, 2022
“Yes it was” Chrystia Freeland responds when asked if she relied on news articles because “there was no information the government had in relation to foreign funding [of the Freedom Convoy protest] at the time the declaration of emergency”
"Yes it was" Chrystia Freeland responds when asked if she relied on news articles because "there was no information the government had in relation to foreign funding [of the Freedom Convoy protest] at the time the declaration of emergency"#EmergenciesActInquiry #poec pic.twitter.com/3lfWynujBz
— BC Rise (@bc_rise) November 24, 2022
Alluding to enormous pressure from the US, @TDF_can lawyer Alan Honner explains to Chrystia Freeland that after President Biden called Prime Minister Trudeau on a Friday, “by Monday the Emergencies Act was invoked.” “That’s true,” replies Chrystia Freeland.
Alluding to enormous pressure from the US, @TDF_can lawyer Alan Honner explains to Chrystia Freeland that after President Biden called Prime Minister Trudeau on a Friday, "by Monday the Emergencies Act was invoked."
"That's true," replies Chrystia Freeland. pic.twitter.com/vVeWvjUX1u
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) November 24, 2022
Chrystia Freeland speaking at the Public Order Emergency Commission appears to put on a very quick emotional act while claiming she has a duty to Canadians.
Watch: Chrystia Freeland speaking at the Public Order Emergency Commission appears to put on a very quick emotional act while claiming she has a duty to Canadians. pic.twitter.com/PjfH4Fp7F7
— The Canadian Independent (@canindependent) November 24, 2022
Chrystia Freeland dodges an answer on whether Health Canada advised her to enact federal regulations [vaccine mandates]. “I’m not going to speak to specific moments that we had advice.”
Chrystia Freeland dodges an answer on whether Health Canada advised her to enact federal regulations [vaccine mandates].
“I’m not going to speak to specific moments that we had advice.”#POEC pic.twitter.com/q2iAU3dhpN
— Andy Lee – Special Rebel Rapporteur (@RealAndyLeeShow) November 24, 2022
Question to Chrystia Freeland based on a text sent to her from Alex Lawrence: “Were you concerned that small donors [to Freedom Convoy] were being captured by these [financial] measures?”
Question to Chrystia Freeland based on a text sent to her from Alex Lawrence:
“Were you concerned that small donors [to Freedom Convoy] were being captured by these [financial] measures?”#POEC pic.twitter.com/hlQsAInh95
— Andy Lee – Special Rebel Rapporteur (@RealAndyLeeShow) November 24, 2022
Lawyer Alan Honner: “And that telephone call with Biden, it happened on a Friday and by the Monday the Emergencies Act was invoked” Chrystia Freeland: “That’s true.” So Joe Biden pushed Trudeau to invoke the Emergencies ACT.
Lawyer Alan Honner: “And that telephone call with Biden, it happened on a Friday and by the Monday the Emergencies Act was invoked”
Chrystia Freeland: “That’s true."
So Joe Biden pushed Trudeau to invoke the Emergencies ACT. pic.twitter.com/NHoprtp3q3
— Real Mac Report (@RealMacReport) November 25, 2022
“I don’t think it’s healthy for any democracy for policy to be made at gun point.” Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland describes the Freedom Convoy as an “occupation on our democracy” and that she would never negotiate with the protesters.
“I don’t think it’s healthy for any democracy for policy to be made at gun point.”
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland describes the Freedom Convoy as an “occupation on our democracy” and that she would never negotiate with the protesters.#POEC pic.twitter.com/Vk7RJg9qMH
— True North (@TrueNorthCentre) November 24, 2022
Chrystia Freeland testifying at the Public Order Emergency Commission says she’s “not going to define what a protest is.”
Must Watch: Chrystia Freeland testifying at the Public Order Emergency Commission says she’s “not going to define what a protest is.” pic.twitter.com/vRUW80F370
— The Canadian Independent (@canindependent) November 24, 2022
The commission reveals that Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland replied with, “Couldn’t agree more,” after receiving a memo suggesting the use of the military at border crossings even “after the protesters are removed to send a clear signal.”
The commission reveals that Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland replied with, "Couldn't agree more," after receiving a memo suggesting the use of the military at border crossings even "after the protesters are removed to send a clear signal."
MORE: https://t.co/aITJqH3UGQ pic.twitter.com/4zdOyB0IVQ
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) November 24, 2022
Chrystia Freeland speaking at the Public Order Emergency Commission this morning says Joe Biden is “the most important elected leader in the world” and calls him a “very busy guy.”
Watch: Chrystia Freeland speaking at the Public Order Emergency Commission this morning says Joe Biden is “the most important elected leader in the world” and calls him a “very busy guy.” pic.twitter.com/tfMaLCkxqm
— The Canadian Independent (@canindependent) November 24, 2022
Lawyer Alan Honner: “And that telephone call with Biden, it happened on a Friday and by the Monday the Emergencies Act was invoked” Chrystia Freeland: “That’s true.”
Lawyer Alan Honner: “And that telephone call with Biden, it happened on a Friday and by the Monday the Emergencies Act was invoked”
Chrystia Freeland: “That’s true."#POECpic.twitter.com/s9xRowLpHp
— The Democracy Fund (@TDF_Can) November 25, 2022
Discussing a text exchange with the American owner of a Hamilton-based steel company, Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland says the “immediate conclusion” to border blockades was that “the Americans are going to respond by cutting us out” of trade.
Discussing a text exchange with the American owner of a Hamilton-based steel company, Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland says the "immediate conclusion" to border blockades was that "the Americans are going to respond by cutting us out" of trade.
MORE: https://t.co/aITJqH3UGQ pic.twitter.com/loIPj1TPaV
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) November 24, 2022
“I will never support negotiating with those who held our democracy hostage,” wrote Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland in a doc presented to the commission. “I don’t think it’s healthy for any democracy for policy to be made at gunpoint, if you will.”
"I will never support negotiating with those who held our democracy hostage," wrote Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland in a doc presented to the commission.
"I don't think it's healthy for any democracy for policy to be made at gunpoint, if you will."
MORE: https://t.co/vJpAfNiGn2 pic.twitter.com/1DMv3anpjX
— Rebel News Canada (@RebelNews_CA) November 24, 2022
Did @cafreeland just point to her ear and hot mic “I can’t hear” to her lawyers??
Did @cafreeland just point to her ear and hot mic "I can't hear" to her lawyers?? @RebelNewsOnline @RealAndyLeeShow @AndrewLawton @CTVNews @globalnews pic.twitter.com/b64eX9llN1
— Definitely A Woman (@lurkreature) November 24, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland describes feeling that Canada was a “powder keg” and fearing violence. She recalls feeling impacted by seeing a woman get honked at.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland describes feeling that Canada was a “powder keg” and fearing violence. She recalls feeling impacted by seeing a woman get honked at. #POEC pic.twitter.com/blf9wZKTLK
— True North (@TrueNorthCentre) November 24, 2022
Chrystia Freeland looks guilty. She breaths a major sigh of relief after she realizes that she doesn’t have to answer the question. “…if it turns out that those (Nazi) flags were linked to your government….”
Chrystia Freeland looks guilty AF.
She breaths a major sigh of relief after she realizes that she doesn't have to answer the question.
"…if it turns out that those (Nazi) flags were linked to your government…."#FreedomConvoy #EmergenciesActInquiry pic.twitter.com/g55vj4CVb5
— Adam Beis (@adambeis) November 24, 2022
The Trudeau gov’t would have “overwhelmingly preferred” not to invoke the Emergencies Act, testifies Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland. She claims this was “everyone’s preference,” despite invoking the “measure of last resort” after blockades in Coutts & Windsor ended.
The Trudeau gov't would have "overwhelmingly preferred" not to invoke the Emergencies Act, testifies Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland.
She claims this was "everyone's preference," despite invoking the "measure of last resort" after blockades in Coutts & Windsor ended. pic.twitter.com/TjzKKmRDFP
— Rebel News Canada (@RebelNews_CA) November 24, 2022
Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland was told a “direct quote” from an investor to a CEO of a Canadian bank saying, “I won’t invest another red cent in your banana republic in Canada.” Freeland describes it as a “heart stopping quote.”
Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland was told a "direct quote" from an investor to a CEO of a Canadian bank saying, "I won't invest another red cent in your banana republic in Canada."
Freeland describes it as a "heart stopping quote."
MORE: https://t.co/NkdySDtEJS pic.twitter.com/jAvPq9E0d9
— Efrain Flores Monsanto 🇨🇦🚛 (@realmonsanto) November 24, 2022
Chrystia Freeland “only wanted to assert things that were true” during the Freedom Convoy and that “It was really important for us to maintain public confidence of Canadians in their government, including the confidence of Canadians who disagreed with us.”
Chrystia Freeland "only wanted to assert things that were true" during the Freedom Convoy and that "It was really important for us to maintain public confidence of Canadians in their government, including the confidence of Canadians who disagreed with us."https://t.co/aITJqH3UGQ pic.twitter.com/zpTxhm9Ou9
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) November 24, 2022
Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland gets emotional over recalling how investors were considering Canada a “banana republic,” and that in her role as deputy PM and finance minister, she “had to protect Canadians” because their “well-being was being really, really damaged.”
Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland gets emotional over recalling how investors were considering Canada a "banana republic," and that in her role as deputy PM and finance minister, she "had to protect Canadians" because their "well-being was being really, really damaged." pic.twitter.com/qgtO0mY2Py
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) November 24, 2022
Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland tells the commission that one of the reasons why the protests and blockades had to come to an end was due to the “possibly irreparable harm to our trading relationship with the United States.”
Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland tells the commission that one of the reasons why the protests and blockades had to come to an end was due to the "possibly irreparable harm to our trading relationship with the United States."
MORE: https://t.co/aITJqH3UGQ pic.twitter.com/tbJE2WUrPT
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) November 24, 2022
Chrystia Freeland claims the freezing of Canadian bank accounts was to provide “economic incentives for people to leave”. She is Washington’s “prime candidate” for Secretary-General of the terrorist organization NATO.
The granddaughter of a Nazi collaborator, @cafreeland claims the freezing of Canadian bank accounts was to provide “economic incentives for people to leave”. She is Washington’s “prime candidate” for Secretary-General of the terrorist organization NATO.pic.twitter.com/ukAoKKf0oj
— 🅿🅴🅰🅲🅴🆃🅷🆁🆄🅳🅴🆅🅴🅻🅾🅿🅼🅴🅽🆃🇷🇺🇨🇳🔻 (@apocalypse0s) November 25, 2022
Freedom Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller cross examines Trudope’s handler, Chrystia Freeland today at the EUA inquiry.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1596080924084428800
During the Emergencies Act inquiry, Chrystia Freeland says “Having Fox News attack you isn’t a problem only because Canadians might be watching, but if you have a big US operation, it’s a problem because your American customers will be watching.”
During the Emergencies Act inquiry, Chrystia Freeland says "Having Fox News attack you isn't a problem only because Canadians might be watching, but if you have a big US operation, it's a problem because your American customers will be watching." pic.twitter.com/15MNFZk2rd
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) November 24, 2022
MR. BRIAN CLOW, Affirmed
MS. KATHERINE TELFORD, Sworn
MR. JOHN BRODHEAD, Affirmed
Examination in-Chief by Ms. Shantona Chaudhury
Cross-Examination by Ms. Stephanie Bowes
Cross-Examination by Mr. Brendan Miller
Cross-Examination by Mr. David Migicovsky
Cross-Examination by Ms. Cara Zwibel
Cross-Examination by Mr. Alan Honner
Cross-Examination by Ms. Janani Shanmuganathan
Cross-Examination by Ms. Alyssa Tomkins
Cross-Examination by Ms. Christine Johnson
Cross-Examination by Mr. Christopher Diana
Cross-Examination by Mr. Tom Curry
Cross-Examination by Mr. Michael Morris
Cross-Examination by Mr. Brian Gover
PMO official Brian Clow tells TDF lawyer that they were “all aware” that a “certain segment” in US politics was supportive of the Freedom Convoy.
ICYMI: PMO official Brian Clow tells TDF lawyer that they were "all aware" that a "certain segment" in US politics was supportive of the Freedom Convoy.#POEC pic.twitter.com/l0VYSZzk42
— The Democracy Fund (@TDF_Can) November 25, 2022
“Time was up” for the Freedom Convoy and other protests and the Emergencies Act “needed to be enacted right away,” says PMO official Brian Clow.
"Time was up" for the Freedom Convoy and other protests and the Emergencies Act "needed to be enacted right away," says PMO official Brian Clow.
MORE: https://t.co/vJpAfNiGn2 pic.twitter.com/4aIqOATydf
— Rebel News Canada (@RebelNews_CA) November 25, 2022
“The concern for us was it was direct encouragement for unlawful activity that was hugely damaging to the country,” says PMO official Brian Clow when addressing a conversation between PM Trudeau and Pres. Biden.
ICYMI: "The concern for us was it was direct encouragement for unlawful activity that was hugely damaging to the country," says PMO official Brian Clow when addressing a conversation between PM Trudeau and Pres. Biden.
MORE: https://t.co/0CNKcjnNRs pic.twitter.com/0eJcj7dovr
— Kian Simone (@kiansimone44) November 25, 2022
Katie Telford is asked about a “fake letter” that made international news and talks about a “story that was created that I was going to create a false flag operation and…blame it on the occupiers.” Telford says the info circulated on social media and in physical forms too.
Katie Telford is asked about a "fake letter" that made international news and talks about a "story that was created that I was going to create a false flag operation and…blame it on the occupiers."
Telford says the info circulated on social media and in physical forms too. pic.twitter.com/RKBlOj3xve
— Rebel News Canada (@RebelNews_CA) November 25, 2022
The issue of solicitor-client privilege comes up yet again, as Katie Telford, Trudeau’s chief of staff, is pressed by Freedom Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller about massive redactions in gov’t documents.
ICYMI: The issue of solicitor-client privilege comes up yet again, as Katie Telford, Trudeau's chief of staff, is pressed by Freedom Convoy lawyer Brendan Miller about massive redactions in gov't documents.
MORE: https://t.co/aITJqH3UGQ pic.twitter.com/Ih7X1AYz6C
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) November 25, 2022
MR. KENNTEH WEATHERILL, Sworn
Cross-Examination by Ms. Alyssa Tomkins
Cross-Examination by Mr. Tom Curry
Cross-Examination by Ms. Emilie Taman
Re-Examination by Mr. Jean-Simon Schoenholz