The Western Standard — through a seven-part series — recognized individuals and groups who stood for Canadians' rights and freedoms during the COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates..The COVID Freedom Heroes series includes people from the legal, law enforcement, medical, and faith communities, along with everyday individuals who believe the loss of rights and freedoms was not warranted and — in some cases — did more harm than the virus ever could..PART 1:. WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Justice Centre for Constitutional FreedomsJohn Carpay, founder and president, Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms .Since early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, several legal professionals — including many contracted by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) — were a major fixture across Canada and launched dozens of legal challenges against government and employer-imposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates and public health orders that restricted the constitutional rights of Canadian citizens..READ MORE AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.PART 2:. WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES — Free to FlyMatt Sattler, Canadian pilot .The second installment of the series highlights the efforts of Free to Fly, a hub created by two Canadian pilots for aviation professionals and passengers opposed to the COVID-19 vaccine mandates for travel..Co-founders and Canadian pilots Matt Sattler and Greg Hill, after being put on leave without pay in the fall of 2021, both worked tirelessly through Free to Fly to support tens of thousands of other Canadian aviation professionals and travellers. .READ MORE AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Free to Fly.PART 3:. WATCH: COVID Freedom Heroes; Pastor James Coates, GraceLife ChurchJames Coates, pastor of GraceLife Church, Spruce Grove, AB .In part three, the Western Standard recognizes the struggle and restrictions several church pastors — including pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church in Spruce Grove, AB — endured throughout the COVID-19 lockdowns..READ MORE AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Pastor James Coates, GraceLife Church.PART 4:. COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Chris Scott, Whistle Stop Cafe ownerChris Scott, owner of the Whistle Stop Cafe, Mirror, AB .The fourth installment of the series highlights the efforts of Whistle Stop Cafe owner Chris Scott, who was outspoken against the lockdowns early on and fought to keep his business in Mirror, AB alive..READ MORE AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Chris Scott, Whistle Stop Cafe owner.PART 5:. COVID FREEDOM HEROES - Cpl. Bulford, Const. Denison, and other law enforcementFormer RCMP Cpl. Daniel Bulford and former Calgary police Const. Brian Denison .Part five of the series centers on the efforts of several people in law enforcement who questioned the vaccine mandates and whether what they were being ordered to do was violating the oaths they took to serve and protect. Two of those people include former Calgary Police Service (CPS) Const. Brian Denison and Cpl. Daniel Bulford, a former member of the RCMP..READ MORE AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES - Cpl. Bulford, Const. Denison and other law enforcement.PART 6: . WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES - Dr. Chan, Dr. Payne and other healthcare professionalsDr. Gregory Chan and Dr. Eric Payne .Part six of the series focuses on the efforts of several healthcare workers who raising questions that challenged the mainstream narrative from governments and medical agencies across Canada, including Alberta family physician Dr. Gregory Chan and Calgary pediatric neurologist Dr. Eric Payne..READ MORE AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Dr. Chan, Dr. Payne and other healthcare professionals.PART 7:. WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES - Tamara Lich, Freedom Convoy organizerTamara Lich .Part seven, and the final installment of the series, focuses on Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich. Lich, along with others, organized the truckers' Freedom Convoy that rolled into Ottawa in January and parked for three weeks in protest of federally mandated COVID-19 vaccines. Lich was instrumental in helping raise millions to support the efforts of convoy protestors..READ AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Tamara Lich, Freedom Convoy organizer
The Western Standard — through a seven-part series — recognized individuals and groups who stood for Canadians' rights and freedoms during the COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates..The COVID Freedom Heroes series includes people from the legal, law enforcement, medical, and faith communities, along with everyday individuals who believe the loss of rights and freedoms was not warranted and — in some cases — did more harm than the virus ever could..PART 1:. WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Justice Centre for Constitutional FreedomsJohn Carpay, founder and president, Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms .Since early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, several legal professionals — including many contracted by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) — were a major fixture across Canada and launched dozens of legal challenges against government and employer-imposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates and public health orders that restricted the constitutional rights of Canadian citizens..READ MORE AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.PART 2:. WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES — Free to FlyMatt Sattler, Canadian pilot .The second installment of the series highlights the efforts of Free to Fly, a hub created by two Canadian pilots for aviation professionals and passengers opposed to the COVID-19 vaccine mandates for travel..Co-founders and Canadian pilots Matt Sattler and Greg Hill, after being put on leave without pay in the fall of 2021, both worked tirelessly through Free to Fly to support tens of thousands of other Canadian aviation professionals and travellers. .READ MORE AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Free to Fly.PART 3:. WATCH: COVID Freedom Heroes; Pastor James Coates, GraceLife ChurchJames Coates, pastor of GraceLife Church, Spruce Grove, AB .In part three, the Western Standard recognizes the struggle and restrictions several church pastors — including pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church in Spruce Grove, AB — endured throughout the COVID-19 lockdowns..READ MORE AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Pastor James Coates, GraceLife Church.PART 4:. COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Chris Scott, Whistle Stop Cafe ownerChris Scott, owner of the Whistle Stop Cafe, Mirror, AB .The fourth installment of the series highlights the efforts of Whistle Stop Cafe owner Chris Scott, who was outspoken against the lockdowns early on and fought to keep his business in Mirror, AB alive..READ MORE AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Chris Scott, Whistle Stop Cafe owner.PART 5:. COVID FREEDOM HEROES - Cpl. Bulford, Const. Denison, and other law enforcementFormer RCMP Cpl. Daniel Bulford and former Calgary police Const. Brian Denison .Part five of the series centers on the efforts of several people in law enforcement who questioned the vaccine mandates and whether what they were being ordered to do was violating the oaths they took to serve and protect. Two of those people include former Calgary Police Service (CPS) Const. Brian Denison and Cpl. Daniel Bulford, a former member of the RCMP..READ MORE AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES - Cpl. Bulford, Const. Denison and other law enforcement.PART 6: . WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES - Dr. Chan, Dr. Payne and other healthcare professionalsDr. Gregory Chan and Dr. Eric Payne .Part six of the series focuses on the efforts of several healthcare workers who raising questions that challenged the mainstream narrative from governments and medical agencies across Canada, including Alberta family physician Dr. Gregory Chan and Calgary pediatric neurologist Dr. Eric Payne..READ MORE AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Dr. Chan, Dr. Payne and other healthcare professionals.PART 7:. WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES - Tamara Lich, Freedom Convoy organizerTamara Lich .Part seven, and the final installment of the series, focuses on Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich. Lich, along with others, organized the truckers' Freedom Convoy that rolled into Ottawa in January and parked for three weeks in protest of federally mandated COVID-19 vaccines. Lich was instrumental in helping raise millions to support the efforts of convoy protestors..READ AND WATCH: COVID FREEDOM HEROES – Tamara Lich, Freedom Convoy organizer