Canada’s special forces flew spy plane over Freedom Convoy protesters despite prohibition
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Canada’s Department of National Defence claims that flights over the Freedom Convoy were allowed, as the airplane was U.S.-registered and owned by a private defense contractor.
(LifeSiteNews) – Canadian Special Forces conducted surveillance flights over the trucker Freedom Convoy in a spy plane capable of eavesdropping on one’s cell phone calls and tracking small movements, contrary to a military directive banning such flights.
As made known by the Ottawa Citizen on Monday, a directive from January 27 stated that Canadian Forces personnel, as well as vehicles, were to avoid the Freedom Convoy protests. Royal Canadian Air Force planes were also banned from flying over the protest.
Canada’s Department of National Defence, however, claims that the Special Forces flights over the Freedom Convoy were allowed, as the airplane they were using was a U.S.-registered bird owned by a private defense contractor.
Said National Defence spokesman Daniel Le Bouthillier as reported by the Ottawa Citizen, “The amplifications provided by the RCAF through this directive did not apply to these training activities, which were contracted outside of the RCAF.”
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News first broke of the spy plane flights over the Freedom Convoy last month, when it was made known that a U.S.-registered aircraft flew multiple times over the protesters in February.
The King Air aircraft was spotted making what are known as flying loops around Ottawa on February 10. This was at the same time the trucker Freedom Convoy was in Ottawa protesting an end to all COVID mandates.