{"id":1275847,"date":"2022-02-06T10:54:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T15:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1275847"},"modified":"2022-02-06T10:54:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T15:54:31","slug":"ex-obama-envoy-warns-u-s-groups-stop-disruptive-activities-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-obama-envoy-warns-u-s-groups-stop-disruptive-activities-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Obama Envoy Warns U.S. Groups: Stop &#8220;Disruptive Activities&#039; in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-obama-envoy-warns-u-s-groups-stop-disruptive-activities-in-canada%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1275847&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">A former ambassador to Canada appointed under President Barack Obama cautioned U.S. groups late Saturday night they must not pursue cross-border \u201cdisruptive activities\u201d by funding Canadian Freedom Convoy protesters in Ottawa and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Heyman\u2019s warning to freedom groups in the U.S. came as&nbsp;protesters opposed to vaccine mandates and coronavirus restrictions held rallies in cities across Canada in a show of solidarity with a week-long demonstration in Ottawa.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Heyman\u2019s intervention came after crowdfunding site GoFundMe has announced all donors to the fundraiser for the Canadian Freedom Convoy will be \u201cautomatically\u201d refunded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder no circumstances should any group in the USA fund disruptive activities in Canada. Period. Full stop,\u201d Heyman warned on social media:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Under no circumstances should any group in the USA fund disruptive activities in Canada. Period. Full stop.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bruce A. Heyman (@BruceAHeyman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BruceAHeyman\/status\/1490158700941750274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>GoFundMe reversed course&nbsp;due to \u201cdonor feedback\u201d after it initially announced it would \u201credirect\u201d donations intended for the Canadian Freedom Convoy to \u201ccredible and established charities\u201d chosen by convoy organizers and \u201cverified by GoFundMe,\u201d as Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2022\/02\/04\/highway-robbery-gofundme-to-redirect-10m-canadian-trucker-fund-to-verified-charities\/\">reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Christian-owned funding platform&nbsp;GiveSendGo is now <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.fo\/n14DT\">hosting<\/a> a new fundraiser&nbsp;for the Canada Freedom Convoy after far-left GoFundMe flip-flopped on its position.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile in Canada\u2019s largest city, Toronto, police set up road blocks throughout downtown Saturday, preventing any protesters in trucks or cars from getting near the provincial legislature.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19774218\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/Image-from-iOS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19774218 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-from-iOS-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"Protesters with their flags and voices raised gather in Toronto (Chris Tomlinson\/Breitbart News)\" width=\"990\" height=\"743\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Protesters with their flags and voices raised gather in Toronto (Chris Tomlinson\/Breitbart News)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19774234\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/Image-from-iOS-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19774234 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-from-iOS-2-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"Protesters gather peacefully near the Queen&#039;s Park legislature on Saturday afternoon (Chris Tomlinson\/Breitbart News)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Protesters gather peacefully near the Queen\u2019s Park legislature on Saturday afternoon (Chris Tomlinson\/Breitbart News)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <em>Toronto Sun<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/local-news\/largely-peaceful-downtown-toronto-trucker-convoy-keeps-calm-carries-on\">reports<\/a> truckers arrived bearing a sea of Canadian flags with convoy supporters atop dump trucks alongside 18-wheelers and a cacophony of blaring horns, all making their support for the fellow protesters in Ottawa known.<br \/>Police later moved in to clear a key intersection in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands also descended in Ottawa&nbsp;with participants offering roasted hotdogs and baked goods to other demonstrators.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile other cities across Canada also saw vast support for the truckers and their cause of freedom from vaccine mandates.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators gathered in Quebec City, Fredericton and Winnipeg, with rallies also planned for Regina, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria and the U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta, as plenty stopped to share their concerns.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"video-src-attr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/author\/robert-kraychik\/\">Robert Kraychik<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-55 Component-p-0-2-46\">Police in Winnipeg, Manitoba laid charges against a 42-year-old Manitoba man who allegedly drove his vehicle into protesters gathered in that city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-55 Component-p-0-2-46\">They said the incident took place late Friday and resulted in three men being treated at the scene for minor injuries, while a fourth man was taken to a hospital and released. The accused faces multiple charges including assault with a weapon and dangerous operation of a conveyance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-55 Component-p-0-2-46\">\u201cHe wasn\u2019t really for or against either of the general views,\u201d said Winnipeg Police Service spokesperson Const. Rob Carver.<\/p>\n<p>Across the other side of the country in Vancouver, groups were also making their voices heard in peaceful protest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19774250\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/Image-from-iOS-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19774250 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-from-iOS-3-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Protesters gather in the heart of Vancouver (Ethan Letkeman\/Breitbart News)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19774274\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/Image-from-iOS-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19774274 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-from-iOS-4-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Local news media gather to interview protesters (Ethan Letkeman\/Breitbart News)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19774290\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/Image-from-iOS-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19774290 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-from-iOS-5-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Protesters show their concern over local news outlets and their Vancouver coverage (Ethan Letkeman\/Breitbart News)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly on Saturday moved 150 officers to the parts of the capital most affected but he gave no indication when the protest would end, saying police expected it to ramp up across the weekend when protests are also planned again in Toronto and Quebec City.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters have said they won\u2019t leave until all mandates and coronavirus restrictions are gone.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former ambassador to Canada appointed under President Barack Obama cautioned U.S. groups late Saturday night they must not pursue cross-border \u201cdisruptive activities\u201d by funding Canadian Freedom Convoy protesters in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1275847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1275847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1275847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1275847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1275847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1275847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1275847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}