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Police Chief, Peter Sloly. Chief Sloly played an important, and to some extent, controversial role in the early law en- forcement response to the Convoy. Chief Sloly was on the witness stand for the longest period during the inquiry. Jeff served as co-lead counsel to the Public Order Emergency Commission, also known as the Rouleau Commission.
Several individuals played crucial roles in organizing and leading the Freedom Convoy. These key figures included:
Tamara Lich. Described as “the spark that lit the flame,” Lich was a western separatist, not particularly widely known, and not associated with previous convoys. But she became the spokesperson for the movement and played a significant role in fundraising.
Pat King. A self-described investigative journalist and right-wing podcaster, King had a substantial on- line presence, often compared to the American figure Alex Jones.
B.J. Dichter. Dichter was a truck driver who later be- came the Vice President of the Convoy Corporation.
Daniel Bulford. A former Canadian Forces sniper who was previously attached to the Prime Minister’s security detail, Bulford resigned from the Royal Canadian Mount- ed Police because of vaccine mandates, and took on a ma- jor role in the Convoy’s security team, handling logistics and anticipating government and police responses.
James Bauder. An independent organizer who had pre- viously coordinated convoys, Bauder had experience with groups like “United We Roll” and “Convoy for Freedom.” He contributed independently to the convoy movement and brought numerous trucks to Ottawa.
Keith Wilson. Wilson, an Alberta-based lawyer, helped organize the Convoy’s leadership and operated from a command center, facilitating negotiations and logistics.
Jeremy MacKenzie. A podcaster and broadcaster, MacK- enzie was also associated with an alt-right group called the Diagolon that has adopted a flag with a black back- ground and a white diagonal, symbolizing its goal of creating a diagonal nation-state running from Alaska through Florida.
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Chris Barber. A truck driver and owner of a small, inde- pendent business, Barber had a successful social media platform which focused on the consequences of vaccine mandates for truckers at border crossings.
Steeve Charland. Hailing from Quebec, Charland led an organization called Farfadet, French for “lepre- chauns,” a roguish, somewhat comical group of Robin- hood-like characters.