Senator Censured for Comments on Freedom Convoy Caught on Video

Published on December 6, 2023

A Nova Scotia senator who was captured on video criticizing downtown residents who complained about the Freedom Convoy has been censured by his fellow senators. On Nov. 30, the Senate chamber voted on division (without unanimous consent) to issue the sanction against Conservative Senator Michael MacDonald. The sanction holds a symbolic value but does not entail any penalties. Toward the end of the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, Mr. MacDonald was recorded speaking to a man about the protest on the sidewalk in front of Parliament Hill. Mr. MacDonald had asked the person not to record him, and was told that his comments were not being recorded....

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