Roberto Wakerell-Cruz
Roberto Wakerell-Cruz is a Montreal-based journalist writer and podcast host. He is the main host of This Week In Canada a comedy and opinion news show.
Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich denied bail by judge who ran as a Liberal candidate
Lich was denied bail because, in part, the judge believed that there was a risk that she would continue criminal actions.
WATCH: Conservative MP roasts NDP for 'selling out' to Trudeau
"My question to the Prime Minister: How did he convince the federal NDP to sell out the core beliefs of Jack Layton and Tommy Douglas?"
WATCH: Trudeau's Deputy PM mocks freedom protesters with frozen bank accounts
"These measures were put in place to disrupt illegal activity in Canada," she said.
BREAKING: NDP will 'reluctantly support' Trudeau's use of Emergencies Act in Monday vote
"We're reluctant because it should have never gotten to this point," he said.
BREAKING: Trudeau says state of emergency 'is not over' despite freedom protests being cleared
Protests at Parliament Hill and the Ambassador Bridge have already been cleared, though Trudeau said while things are peaceful right now, the Emergencies Act needed to stay in place.
WATCH: Poilievre SMASHES Trudeau over 'unjustifiable power grab'
Poilievre called it a "unjustifiable power grab," and said that he as prime minister would make sure that no such abuse of power "ever happens again."
Trudeau slammed as a 'tyrant' after invoking Emergencies Act
After the arrest of freedom convoy organizer Tamara Lich last night, pundits have raised red flags over the direction that Canada is headed.
Debate on Trudeau's use of Emergencies Act canceled due to police crackdown on protesters
"A police operation is expected in the downtown core of Ottawa. Given these exceptional circumstances, and following discussion with all recognized party leadership, the sitting today is cancelled."
Ontario government aide loses job after donating $100 to freedom convoy
The staffer is one of many victims of a shaming campaign to villainize donors of a movement that is peacefully protesting for the removal of mandates.
Trudeau accuses Jewish MP of standing with people who wave swastikas and confederate flags
"Conservative Party members can stand with people who wave swastikas, they can stand with people who wave the confederate flag," he said.
New York Times SUPPORTS Canadian Freedom Convoy's right to protest
"Allowing nonviolent, even if disruptive, protest is an important tool for maintaining social cohesion in a polarized society." (Photo: Beth Baisch, The Post Millennial)
Freedom protesters warned they may be separated from their children as 'police action' looms
The Children's Aid Society said they will work to "reunite families" in the event that parents and children are separated following "police efforts in ending the demonstrations in the downtown core."
Ottawa Police to freedom protestors: 'Leave the area now' or face arrest
"You must immediately cease further unlawful activity or you will face charges," the notice says.
Canada's inflation rate rises to 5.1 percent under Trudeau government
The consumer price index rose 4.3 percent year-over-year in January 2022—the fastest pace since the index was created in 1999.
Canada changing border measures for the vaccinated
The restrictions are set to end at the end of February, said Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.