A 78-year-old man was cuffed and arrested in Ottawa on Sunday after honking his horn in support of the “Freedom Convoy” protest.
The arrest was caught on camera by a passerby in the area. The man, identified as double-vaccinated 4ft 10 inches tall Gerry Charlebois by the Toronto Sun, was initially pulled over by police, and questioned.
“You don't have to answer his questions sir, you didn't do anything,” said the person filming.
“You have the right to freedom of choice, you have the right to beep your horn. Why are you doing this?” the passerby asked the police officer.
“Because it's an offence,” said the officer at the scene.
Ontario Superior Court Justice banned honking for 10 days from Monday due to a lawsuit filed by a resident over noise concerns from locals.
After the man declined to offer ID to the police officer, he arrested the man for “failing to ID”.
“Arresting an old man, shame on you,” shouted the man filming.
An Edmonton police officer who released an emotional, in-uniform video praising the "freedom convoy" and suggesting vaccine mandates are "unlawful" and "unsafe" is having her post reviewed by the service.
Const. Elena Golysheva of the Edmonton Police Service identified herself clearly before delivering a three-minute speech that has since been shared thousands of times on social media groups.
"I've always been reminded by my supervisors, 'Please question unsafe orders. Ask us questions if you think the orders are unlawful.' And that's what I think our job is. Thank you truckers for standing up for all of us," Golysheva said in the video.
EPS confirmed the woman in the video is a member of the service.
"We are in the process of reviewing the video. That’s all I am able to share at this time," spokesperson Cheryl Sheppard said on Wednesday, adding that no interviews will be given on the topic.
Golysheva said she moved to Canada "to be free," and she thanked truckers and farmers for "standing up (for) the police officers, when we could not stand up for you."
"The very freedom that I moved to Canada for has been taken away, and Canadians who live here, were born here, are not recognizing that. I fought to come here to have it, and it was very difficult to see it to be taken away," she stated.
#SUPPORT FREEDOM CONVOY.
