GoFundMe has suspended a fundraiser for the ‘Freedom Convoy’ of truckers and supporters who have tied up downtown Ottawa while protesting vaccine mandates.
Highlights
- GoFundMe suspends fundraiser for the ‘Freedom Convoy’ of truckers and supporters.
- The fundraiser has raised more than $10 million and is currently under review.
- It’s the second time the website has suspended access to the money.
- Truckers have tied up downtown Ottawa while protesting vaccine mandates.
- The Freedom Convoy 2022 fundraiser states in its description that money will go towards paying for the cost of the truckers’ journey to Ottawa, including fuel, food and shelter, with leftover funds being given to “a credible Veterans organization which will be chosen by the donors’s donors” The fundraiser had been declared the second largest in Canada, smaller only than the fundraiser created for the Humboldt Broncos in 2018.