\u0027I got the distinct impression ... they were trying to get their hands on what at that point was $10 million in donations\u0027: Keith Wilson
Keith Wilson, an Edmonton lawyer, came to represent many convoy organizers through the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. He said he was asked to go to Ottawa shortly after the convoy arrived in the city and took a private plane, picking up other lawyers in different cities. Wilson said he was told the private plane was necessary because several of his fellow passengers were unvaccinated.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
The commission is tasked with determining whether the Trudeau government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act was justified. Wilson said he represented the convoy organizers during injunction hearings and with GoFundMe over the donations the convoy raised. GoFundMe ultimately refused to provide the donations, and the convoy turned to another website to raise funds.Article content
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