A lawyer representing Freedom Convoy participants is arguing for the dismissal of a $290 million class-action lawsuit against convoy organizers and protestors, saying that the inclusion of donors in the lawsuit would have a “profound chilling effect” on political donations.
“What we’re talking about is fundamentally important political expression in the sense of donating money to a cause weighed against the value of allowing a very tenuous claim... And so this is going to create, potentially, a profound chilling effect on political donations in the future,” Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) lawyer James Manson argued at the Ottawa Courthouse on Dec. 14.
