Ontario Councillor Reprimanded, Had Pay Suspended for Participating in Freedom Convoy Protest

Ontario Councillor Reprimanded, Had Pay Suspended for Participating in Freedom Convoy Protest
Food and necessities donated to truckers are left beside trucks parked in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 6, 2022. Noé Chartier/The Epoch Times
Isaac Teo
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An Ontario town councillor who participated in the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa earlier this year was reprimanded and had his pay suspended by his town council, but the public servant says he’s grateful for having participated the movement.

“I can say this from the bottom of my heart: I am thankful and I am humbled that I was able to participate in a protest that brought immense joy and hope to so many Canadians across this country,” said West Lincoln Councillor Harold Jonker in a virtual meeting with his town council on July 18, responding to a code of conduct complaint filed against him on Feb. 28.