Freedom Convoy Injuries – First-Hand Accounts

Freedom Convoy Injuries – First-Hand Accounts

Injured Participant (Speaker 1):
“I’ve got a fractured collarbone, sore ribs, bruises all over. Breathing hurts. Driving? That’s not happening anytime soon. But I’m still alive, still here. I want to thank everyone out there—I’m sore, but I lived to stand another day.”

This was after the incident on the first day the police moved in with horses. Several people were hurt, including a First Nations woman named Candace Farrow from Tyendinaga Territory, about 2.5 hours southwest of Ottawa. She stood on the front lines when the police advanced.

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Candace Farrow’s Story

Candace:
“When the horses came through, they trampled me. After that, a couple of officers kicked me. I’ve got a big bruise on the back of my thigh, and one of them dragged me by my coat off the premises.

I walked right back to the convoy because outside the circle, I didn’t feel safe. Inside the convoy, I felt safe.

No officer offered help. Instead, they showed anger, aggression. One told me to leave and not come back—or I’d be arrested. The ambulance took me to the hospital, but even there, there was only one doctor on duty. They did an X-ray, but the hospitals are so short-staffed it wasn’t their fault.”

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Why She Stood Her Ground

Candace explained why she stayed despite the danger:
“We were standing there for the people—for their children, parents, grandparents dying alone in nursing homes. In the last two weeks, I’ve had elders cry on my shoulder just for human contact. Kids hugged me saying they want to play hockey, baseball, be with their friends again.

We were there to open people’s eyes. We’re doing this for them.”

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Unanswered Questions About Others Injured

Candace also asked:
“What about the man who got trampled worse than me? Where did he go? No one’s talking about him. Did he just get shoved under the rug?

I was hurt, but I’m here to speak. Where’s his story?”

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On Government & Trust

She questioned Prime Minister Trudeau’s words about First Nations people:
“How can we trust a Prime Minister who praises us in speeches but says nothing when our people get hurt like this? History shows our people have always been treated this way—dragged off, left to fend for themselves. It doesn’t matter if you’re innocent. The pattern continues.”

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Her Final Message

“There’s anger back home. People are sad this had to happen. But I’m here to tell the truth. We have to show what really happened because the mainstream media won’t.

Share this story. People need to see it.”