Senator Censured for Comments on Freedom Convoy Caught on Video

Conservative Sen. Michael MacDonald was recorded expressing support for the Freedom Convoy, and criticizing Ottawa residents for complaining about the protest.

Senator Michael L. MacDonald arrives ahead of the screening of "Sharkwater Extinction" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, on Sept. 7, 2018. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov

A Nova Scotia senator who was captured on video criticizing downtown residents who complained about the Freedom Convoy has been censured by his fellow senators.

On Nov. 30, the Senate chamber voted on division (without unanimous consent) to issue the sanction against Conservative Senator Michael MacDonald. The sanction holds a symbolic value but does not entail any penalties.