'Freedom Convoy' leader challenged over assertion the protest was never told to leave
"Diagolon" founder Jeremy MacKenzie is testifying at the public inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act today, after petitioning the commission to share his testimony privately.
The inquiry has been tasked with investigating the events that led to the federal government's invocation of the Emergencies Act in February, as protesters blockaded downtown Ottawa and several Canadian border crossings. MacKenzie's lawyer asked the commission to allow him to testify in private or under a publication ban.
MacKenzie was charged with assault, pointing a firearm, mischief and using a restricted weapon in a careless manner after police received a report about an alleged assault near Viscount, Sask., in November 2021.
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