{"id":162540,"date":"2022-02-04T09:21:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T01:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=162540"},"modified":"2022-02-04T09:21:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T01:21:44","slug":"covid-19-gofundme-pauses-donations-to-canada-truckers-protesting-vaccine-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=162540","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: Gofundme pauses donations to Canada truckers protesting vaccine mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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OTTAWA, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) —<\/strong> GoFundMe has paused donations to truck drivers protesting against vaccine mandates in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donations to the page “Freedom Convoy 2022” had reached C$10m, by Wednesday afternoon with about C$1m released so far to organisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A number of officials have suggested legal action against the platform to prevent the release of more funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly a week-long, the protest began over a mandate requiring Covid jabs to cross the US-Canada border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This fundraiser is currently paused and under review to ensure it complies with our terms of service and applicable laws and regulations,” said a notice that appeared on the Freedom Convoy donations page on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our team is working 24\/7 and doing all we can to protect both organizers and donors. Thank you for your patience.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a separate statement, GoFundMe said: “We strictly prohibit user content that reflects or promotes behaviour in support of violence – in this case, the organizer met our requirements and the fundraiser did not violate our Terms of Service at the time of creation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the money raised from more than 120,000 donors, GoFundMe said it has been monitoring the fundraiser to ensure the cash is going to the intended recipients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protest leaders have yet to comment on the move by GoFundMe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier on Wednesday, Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly suggested that many of the donations had come from the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBC News reports that other donors left comments saying they were located in the UK, Australia and Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked by reporters what measures might be needed to end the protests in Ottawa, which have dwindled in recent days, the police chief refused to rule out military intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Most demonstrators have left,” Chief Sloly said. “What remains is a highly determined and highly volatile group of unlawful individuals.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He conceded the protest would probably grow again this weekend and “there may not be a policing solution” to resolve the impasse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, Royal Canadian Mounted Police reached a breakthrough deal with protesters to open access to a border crossing near Coutts, Alberta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The roughly 250 residents of Coutts, a small border village just off the highway, have been unable to access basic services like groceries and gas since the weekend, according to Mayor Jim Willett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Wednesday evening, two lanes of traffic were open, with one going in each direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chad Williamson, a lawyer for the truckers, told CTV News that “frankly, the protesters feel their message has been heard.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Nobody wants this blockade to happen any more,” he continued, adding: “But this isn’t over.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Freedom Convoy began in response to a federal vaccine mandate imposed by the Canadian government on Jan 15 that requires unvaccinated truckers returning from across the US border to quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supporters are also pushing for the repeal of other Covid-19 restrictions they view as government overreach. — NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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