Name: 'Freedom Convoy': GoFundMe returns donations for truckers protesting vaccine mandate
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Description: GoFundMe is returning donations towards Canada's "Freedom Convoy," a group of truckers protesting the government's vaccine mandates for cross-border travel. Nearly $8 million donated will be refunded or redirected to charities.

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'Freedom Convoy': GoFundMe returns donations for truckers protesting vaccine mandate

GoFundMe is returning donations towards Canada's "Freedom Convoy," a group of truckers protesting the government's vaccine mandates for cross-border travel. Nearly $8 million donated will be refunded or redirected to charities.

An Ontario judge granted a 10-day injunction on Monday that forbids truckers parked on city streets in downtown Ottawa from constantly honking their horns.

"Tooting a horn is not an expression of any great thought I'm aware of," Ontario Superior Court Justice Hugh McLean said during court proceedings, according to the CBC.

McLean said he had heard sufficient evidence that the incessant honking from the convoy in protest of government vaccine mandates is impinging on Ottawa residents' right for "quiet, if we can use that term," which he said trumped the trucker's right to protest.

McLean emphasized that his injunction was temporary because a "myriad of people" might wish to be heard before the court on the issue.

Paul Champ, a lawyer for a 21-year-old public servant named Zexi Li, sought an injunction that would prohibit anyone in the ongoing Freedom Convoy protest from sounding their horns while near downtown. The Freedom Convoy has remained in Ottawa for more than a week.

Protesters of the Freedom convoy gather near the parliament hill as truckers continue to protest in Ottawa, Canada on February 7, 2022. Ottawa has declared a state of emergency after the long protests by truck drivers over vaccine mandates and Covid-19 restrictions. (Kadri Mohamed/Anadolu Agency)

Supporters of the truckers against vaccine mandates implemented by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, hold up Canadian flags as they gather near Parliament Hill on February 5, 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Trucks from the "Freedom Convoy" block downtown streets during a demonstration in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (David Kawai/Bloomberg)

Demonstrators gather during a protest on Wellington Street near Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. (David Kawai/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Supporters arrive at Parliament Hill for the Freedom Truck Convoy to protest against Covid-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in Ottawa, Canada, on January 29, 2022. (Lars Hagberg/AFP)

Supporters of the Freedom Convoy protest Covid-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in front of Parliament on January 29, 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. (Dave Chan/AFP)

A supporter carries a US Confederate flag during the Freedom Convoy protesting Covid-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in front of Parliament on January 29, 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. (Dave Chan/AFP)

Ottawa Police have been cracking down on the lingering Freedom Convoy demonstrators in the Canadian capital. They have issued hundreds of tickets for offenses ranging from noise complaints to improper mufflers. They have also arrested some demonstrators and seized vehicles.

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has written to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford to request 1,800 additional personnel to "quell the insurrection" from the ongoing Freedom Convoy.

On Sunday afternoon, Watson declared a state of emergency in response to the ongoing protests. The police also announced plans to arrest anyone attempting to bring fuel or other supplies to the protestors.

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