American donors to trucker convoy may be outnumbering Canadians: CTV News analysis
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A fundraising effort for the trucker convoy occupying Ottawa streets and making demands of the Canadian government has hit more than US$8 million, with an analysis by CTV News showing that donations appear to be pouring in from south of the border.
Donations to the Freedom Convoy 2022 page on the Christian website GiveSendGo from those who say they are in the U.S. may actually outnumber donations from Canadians, with Americans reached by CTV News saying they are donating because they are finding common cause with the Canadian truckers.
“I really believe in what they’re doing. I think the countries have all got to start working together. Freedom is important to all of us,” said Dory Hill, reached at her farm in Michigan.
Hill, who is unvaccinated and a Republican, said she isn’t very politically active but donated US$50 after hearing about the convoy on a podcast.
“I want them to let people of every country, whether prime minister, president, whoever, know that we’re serious about wanting freedom back,” she said in an interview.
