GG<p>NEW: Andrew Lawton, one of Pierre <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Poilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poilievre</span></a>’s high-profile Conservative candidates was a member of a secret group chat used by <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ottawa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ottawa</span></a> occupation / Freedom Convoy leaders, including Tamara Lich, Chris Barber and Tom Marazzo, & convoy lawyer Keith Wilson, to coordinate messages on social media with right-wing media personalities and far-right social media influencers.</p><p>The group chat remains operational today.</p><p>@cdnpoli <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/elxn45" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elxn45</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MapleMAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MapleMAGA</span></a></p><p><a href="https://pressprogress.ca/conservative-candidate-used-a-secret-signal-group-chat-with-freedom-convoy-leaders-right-wing-media-and-far-right-influencers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pressprogress.ca/conservative-</span><span class="invisible">candidate-used-a-secret-signal-group-chat-with-freedom-convoy-leaders-right-wing-media-and-far-right-influencers/</span></a></p>