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(L-R) Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms president John Carpay, Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich, and Justice Centre chairman of the board Jonathan Allen, at the George Jonas Freedom Award ceremony in Toronto on June 16, 2022. Ramona Diaconescu, Justice Centre photographer
According to Amnesty International, a prisoner of conscience is “someone who has not used or advocated violence or hatred in the circumstances leading to their imprisonment but is imprisoned solely because of who they are (sexual orientation, ethnic, national or social origin, language, birth, colour, sex or economic status) or what they believe (religious, political or other conscientiously held beliefs).”
Barry W. Bussey is a lawyer based in Ontario who has written numerous articles on law and religious themes as well as edited a number of books in these subject areas. “210° Celsius: 16 Ways the Truckers Ignited Canada for the Long Haul” is his first book written for the general public. He’s also the founder of First Freedoms Foundation (Canada).
