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Ontario’s Amish community is under siege The Amish community is facing unprecedented fines and legal hurdles due to their refusal to comply with ArriveCan mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic. REPORT by @EzraLevant:

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@ezralevant It’s to steal their land. This is all at the direction of the WEF+ UN.

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@ezralevant @CanRevAgency is corrupt as fuck. Every single government organization and NGO is corrupt. They're putting out fake bills and you can't fight them. Well sorry Bobby hamilton but we're not ever paying you.

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@ezralevant Any half baked lawyer ought to get that reversed, seeing as the arrivecan app was a massive farce from the get go!

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MANTIENE LA POSTURA 🫡 Pese a su actitud 'neutral', Roger Goodell se pronunció sobre las políticas de diversidad que Trump está implementando en Estados Unidos. Descubre qué dijo aquí. 👇 #NFL #RogerGoodell #Trump

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@ezralevant I’ve donated ! @barnes_law and @thevivafrei , I hope you will put this on blast. The Amish in Canada are being treated as bad as they are in the US. Our government is a disgrace

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@ezralevant Why is the govt trying to Bankrupt the Amish???? What is going on? They want their land? Pissed the Amish didn’t take the vax?

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@ezralevant Thanks for doing this Rebel News!

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@ezralevant More liberals trying to take away your freedom and livelihood.

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@ezralevant FRANÇAIS

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@ezralevant They are welcome in America.

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@ezralevant Our government are F’ing Aholes

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