The crowdfunding website said 'the previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation, with police reports of violence and other unlawful activity.”
The crowdfunding website said"the previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation, with police reports of violence and other unlawful activity.”Demonstrators rally against provincial and federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates and in support of Ottawa protestors, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, outside the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
GoFundMe said it cut off funding for the organizers, because it had determined the effort violated the site’s terms of service due to unlawful activity. It had already suspended the fundraising effort, which had raised about 10 million Canadian . Thousands of protesters railing against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions descended on the capital last weekend, deliberately blocking traffic around Parliament Hill. Police estimate about 250 remained, but Bell said they expected 300 to 400 more trucks this weekend and more than 1,000 protesters on foot. He said up to 1,000 counter-protesters were expected as well.
Many Canadians were outraged after some protesters urinated and parked on the National War Memorial. One danced on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A number carried signs and flags with swastikas.