Thank You Truckers

Lynn Thompson met Donna Laframboise and Ray McGinnis at their book signing during a gathering at the home of Tish Conlin in Port Perry, Ontario.

Donna Laframboise is an independent journalist and photographer. She grew up working class, the daughter of an auto mechanic. As a former vice president of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, she has long considered freedom of speech and peaceful protest to be integral components of a healthy democracy. She was part of the original National Post newsroom, and is the author of five books, including Thank You, Truckers! Canada's Heroes & Those Who Helped Them. She lives in Port Dover, Ontario, on Lake Erie.  

Ray McGinnis is a former Christian educator. He had been teaching writing workshops for over two decades when the Prime Minister invoked the Emergencies Act on February 14, 2022. In November 2022, he flew from Vancouver to Ottawa to attend a week of the Public Order Emergency Commission proceedings. He subsequently attended several days of the Coutts Two trial in Lethbridge. He has also been in an Ottawa courtroom to follow some of the trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, including the April verdict and sentencing hearings in July 2025. In October 2025, Ray and Donna were in the courtroom to hear the decision by Justice Heather Perkins-McVey regarding the sentencing of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber. Ray has authored three books, including Unjustified: The Freedom Convoy, The Emergencies Act, And The Inquiry That Got It Wrong. Ray lives in Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.

More Resources:

Rodney Palmer at NCI (National Citizens Inquiry)

Donna's book review in Druthers

Convoy Response article 

Coutts Four article

Sampler of Canada's court system

Truth about the Truckers' Convoy

Coutts Four as Political Pawns

Julie Ponesse with discussion group

Thanks to Black Fedora with Sneaky Jazz for the musical glimpses in this podcast of Living on Purpose!