Freedom Convoy say the legal wordings contained in the new emergency proclamation issued Tuesday night by the federal government, allows for peaceful protest which they have been doing, and any “illegal order” to the police to stop them from protesting amounts to “tyranny.”
The Canadian Armed Forces have acknowledged that at least six active soldiers are under investigation after they showed support for the protest against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 measures. It's unclear how many of them have participated in the protests on Parliament Hill.