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The Day the Rule of Law in Canada Failed, and the Day It Almost Did
By Barry W. Bussey 1/24/2024 Commentary as first appeared in The Epoch Times The truckers’ Freedom Convoy of 2022, I maintain, ignited Canadians for the long haul. So it should, if for no other reason than the Canadian re-awakening to the ancient concept of the...
Justice Mosley’s Decision on The Emergency Act and Why It Matters
January 23, 2024 I was standing among the crowd at Wellington and Metcalfe Streets in Ottawa on that beautiful yet cold February 13, 2022, listening to the colourful rhetoric of former Newfoundland Premier of Newfoundland the Hon. Brian Peckford as he proclaimed: We...
210° Celsius 16 Ways the Truckers Ignited Canada for the Long Haul
From late January to mid February 2022, the eyes of Canada—and indeed, the world—were on Ottawa, Ontario as the Trucker Freedom Convoy converged from all parts of the nation. They were there to tell Prime Minister Trudeau that enough was enough, and they were not going..
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Pt 3 – The Spiritual State of Canada – Ken Drysdale
Beat the censors; sign up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ “We are so addicted; we are so taken over by our comforts.” – Ken Drysdale In this final part of their discussion, Barry W. Bussey and guest Ken Drysdale,...
Pt 2 – National Citizens’ Inquiry: Lessons Learned – Ken Drysdale
Beat the censors; sign up for our newsletter: https://firstfreedoms.ca/call_to_action_pages/stay_informed/ “. . . they became a mindless, accepting horde and that’s what happened in Canada. . . . That was the level of hate and fear that the government on purpose...
2024 Rand Debate
https://rumble.com/embed/v4lxg1q/?pub=vs2ia On April 5, 2024, at St. Paul's, St. Peter's Church, in Ottawa an audience of over seventy people came out to hear first hand a spirited debate over virtue vs. freedom. Dr. David Haskell advocated for a virtuous government...
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A Snitch Society: Barry W. Bussey on the LeDrew Three Minute Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHs0CqvaY34 First Freedoms President and CEO Barry W. Bussey has appeared on another "three minute interview" with Stephen LeDrew, who also recently joined Barry for a Freedom Feature conversation! In this video, the two discuss...
Dr. Bussey quoted in The Lawyer’s Daily
First Freedoms President and CEO, Dr. Barry W. Bussey, was interviewed following a BC Court of Appeal decision, Redmond v. British Columbia (Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development) 2022 BCCA 72. The plaintiff in the case, who described...
First Freedoms on the Emergencies Act
First Freedoms Foundation is pleased that Prime Minister Trudeau has revoked the use of the Emergencies Act. The Foundation welcomes this news, and applauds the government for making the right decision to end the unprecedented and unnecessary state of emergency in...