Ontario government aide loses job after donating $100 to freedom convoy

A top staffer for Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones was made to step away from her work after it was discovered that she donated $100 to the freedom convoy protests in Ottawa.

A spokesperson for the Ontario government told CityNews that Marion Isabeau Ringuette, who worked as the director of communications, "no longer works for the Ontario government."

“We’re not commenting any further as this is a staffing matter,” said executive director of media relations Ivana Yelich to CityNews.

Isabeau-Ringuette's $100 donation was one of thousands made by Canadians who support the movement that recently prompted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to invoke the Emergencies Act.

She donated only under the initials "M.R.," but her identity was revealed due to an email address and postal code linked to the donation.

The donors list was made available after a cyberattack by crowdfunder GiveSendGo on February 13. 93,000 individuals made donations through the site.

Isabeau-Ringuette is one of many victims of a shaming campaign to villainize donors of a movement that is peacefully protesting for the removal of mandates.

Local papers are even going so far as put a number on how many residents in their towns and cities donated to the convoy.

TBNewsWatch, which services Thunder Bay, recently published an article titled "Data leaks shows 140 local area people donated to convoy campaign."

"At least 140 Thunder Bay-area people donated to the GiveSendGo fundraising campaign in support of anti-mandate protesters who have descended on Ottawa and border crossings around the province," they write.

SeaWay News in Cornwall, Ontario wrote an article highlighting how 35 residents of the town of 50,000 donated to the cause.

Other business owners have been threatened after it was discovered that they donated, including The Stella Luna Gelato Cafe in Ottawa.