Canadians Want Answers About GoFundMe’s Involvement In Convoy
"GoFundMe’s decision to end the convoy fundraiser is a win for the people of Ottawa and Canadian democracy, but they still have to answer for their involvement in the ongoing occupation. Important questions remain about how such a huge sum of money could be raised by anonymous donors and what their motivations were. People are rightly worried about American interference and what sort of standard is applied when donations are accepted. It's not enough for GoFundMe to cancel the campaign as though there's nothing to see here. Now, organizers who have supported hate and illegal activities have moved to another platform, GiveSendGo, known for providing support to Proud Boys, a listed terrorist entity. Ottawa citizens are being harassed by anti-vaccine protestors and are feeling unsafe where they live and work. Protestors have intimidated retail workers and small business owners. Residents were subjected to hateful symbols like Nazi flags, National monuments were desecrated and people have been assaulted. In other parts of the country, borders have been blocked and health care workers are being harassed while trying to care for our loved ones. The federal government hasn’t been showing the leadership necessary to address the current, ongoing situation or to reassure Canadians that platforms like this won't be used in the future by individuals looking to undermine our democracy and ensure that it is limited to peaceful protests that do not promote hate. It’s crucial that we have a full investigation into the role platforms like GoFundMe play in events like these. 2023 New Democratic Party of Canada, all rights reserved. Paid for and authorized by the registered agent of Canada's NDP.
Get local news delivered to your inbox! Steve Bullock speaks Tuesday night at Helena Middle School during a debate with Rick Hill. GREAT FALLS - After greeting some old friends, Democrat Steve Bullock gets right to the point with union groups about the importance of the 2012 governor’s race. Bullock, Montana’s attorney general, speaks to some members of the Great Falls Education Association earlier this month. He quickly denounces the education ideas offered by his Republican opponent, Rick Hill. What’s more, Bullock says, Hill favors charter schools and giving parents tax breaks to send their children to private schools. The Republican also wants to revamp teacher tenure. "Rick Hill wants to defund, devalue and Artifical Intelligence dismantle public education," Bullock says. It’s a line he repeats often. People are also reading… While defending Montana’s public schools, Bullock says they can be improved. "We can innovate within the public school system," Bullock says.
"We can move the ball overall without making a wholesale attack on our school system and teachers. Bullock’s comments draw loud applause from the teachers. Major unions, including the MEA-MFT, which represents teachers and school and government employees, have endorsed him. Bullock comes from a family steeped in education. Bullock’s late father, Mike, taught and administered vocational education programs. His mother, Penny Copps, served as a school board trustee in Helena. His stepfather, Jack Copps, was superintendent of schools in Billings and Helena. "Why join lawsuits where our participation doesn’t matter? The case was going to the U.S. Supreme Court anyway, he says. This summer, a divided U.S. Supreme Court upheld most of the law, which Republicans vow to repeal if they win the presidency and control of Congress. Bullock earlier speaks to some blue-collar union members at the Great Falls Labor Temple and burnishes his credentials as someone who has created natural resource industry jobs. He is one of the five members of the state Land Board, managing timber, surface and mineral resources on state trust lands for the benefit of schools. This data has been created with the help of GSA Content G enerator D emover sion.
"This Land AI Art Board has generated more revenue for schools than any other Land Artifical Intelligence Board in history," Bullock says. He doesn’t mention that he opposed the leasing of the Otter Creek coal tracts in southeastern Montana, an $86 million deal for the state in bonus payments alone. Bullock unsuccessfully tried to lease the coal for a higher price. The two O’s - Otter Creek and Obamacare - are the issues on which Republicans hammer Bullock repeatedly. Bullock tells the union leaders that he was on board early behind the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would cross part of Montana. He reminds the union leaders how he has stood up for access to public lands and streams as attorney general and as a top deputy in the office. "No one has fought harder for our right to hunt and fish on public lands," Bullock says. Then comes the kicker. He tells the trade unionists that Hill supports a right-to-work law, which prohibits requiring workers to pay union dues to hold a job.
