Tag: Freedom Convoy
Cornies: Democracy depends on civility, and we’re not there right now
If we can’t have respectful conversations that further understanding, we are destined for division
Man with ties to 2022 Hwy. 402 blockade jailed for police assault
SARNIA – A Lambton County man convicted of mischief around the time a stretch of Highway 402 was shuttered during the 2022 so-called Freedom Convoy has been jailed for a series of new crimes including assaulting and obstructing a police officer. Steve Verberne, 48, from Watford, recently pleaded guilty to those two charges along with […]
Doug Ford’s son-in-law faces Police Act charges linked to London matter
Several professional misconduct charges against Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s son-in-law are related to correspondence with London officers.
London police board spent $104K on PR firm to sell high-spending budget
The London police board paid a prominent public relations firm more than $100,000 to help sell its controversial high-spending budget earlier this year, according to documents obtained by The Free Press. One city councillor called it âdisturbingâ to learn the board used taxpayersâ money to win support from the public and politicians for the $672-million, […]