Only $1-million in donations to the convoy protests were spent by organizers as the majority of funds raised were refunded or held in escrow as result of proposed class-action lawsuit
In his testimony, Mr. Dichter derisively referred to a convoy lawyer, Keith Wilson, as “Pat King in a suit.” Many convoy leaders have distanced themselves from Mr. King, another organizer, because of his violent comments.
The commission’s report matches those figures. While the GoFundMe campaign was funded by 89-per-cent Canada-based donations, the related GiveSendGo campaign was funded by just 47-per-cent Canada-based donations – and 47 per cent was U.S.-based. A second GiveSendGo campaign, known as Adopt-A-Trucker, was 41-per-cent U.S.-funded, according to a PowerPoint shown by Mr. Sheppard.
Mr. Dichter also testified that his role at the protests was to be communicating the message of “peace, love, unity and freedom.” That same day, convoy organizers discussed moving their fundraiser to GiveSendGo in a meeting with the platform’s co-founder, Jacob Wells. Mr. Wells offered to use a payment processor in his name, which was linked to his bank account.
GoFundMe donations were refunded, with the company making up the $1-million shortfall, commission lawyer Mr. Sheppard said.
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