Convoy to Winnipeg Still Being Planned Despite Pullback From Key Organizer

Supporters cheer on truck drivers in the Freedom Convoy headed for Ottawa from an overpass in Kingston, Ont., on Jan. 28, 2022. The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg

Planners for a convoy-type gathering in Winnipeg in February say the event will still take place after a key organizer said he was pulling out over security concerns and personal attacks against him.

“The Convoy 2.0 is cancelled, but the World Unity Convoy 2023 is still proceeding as planned in Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 17, 2023,” said organizer Ron Clark in a Facebook live video on Jan. 2.