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James Bowie
2 years
For you “Free Speech” advocates, I got an email from Post Media advertising saying they refuse to run an ad I drafted about Pierre Poilievre. I emailed to inquire why, and they refused to answer. That’s @OttawaCitizen @ottawasuncom for you. Honk honk.
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Since many of you are new here let me introduce myself. My name is James. I’m from Ottawa. I voted for @JustinTrudeau last time and I’m going to vote for @JustinTrudeau next time. #ottawaoccupiers #freedomconvoy22
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“I find there is a substantial likelihood that you would reoffend.” Justice Bourgeois orders the detention of Tamara Lich. No bail. She will await her trial in custody. #OttawaOccupation
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2 years
Guys, wait until you hear Trudeau’s position on the Second Amendment!
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James Bowie
2 years
Chrystia Freeland is smarter than you are. She is kinder than you are. She has a nicer life than you do. She is popular; you are not popular. @cafreeland can go to any province she wants, because she is a minister of the Crown, and you never will be, you unwashed ape.
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2 years
My big takeaway from all of this, all of it, the bail, the protests, the breaches, Barber, Lich, King, is that as a society we don't have a way to make the police do their jobs in situations where the police agree with the criminals. Let's find a way to fix that.
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2 years
The accused is participating from a closed room because he is refusing to wear a mask. The Crown observes, “he is breaking the law right now.”
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2 years
Guys, if Trucker Bail has been fun, just you wait for Trucker Sentencing.
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2 years
What do you think guys? Should I live tweet some trucker bail?
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James Bowie
2 years
So now that I've gone on national television to say that @randyhillier should go to jail, do you think it will happen? #ArrestRandyHillier #OttawaOccupation
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James Bowie
2 years
Keith Wilson just accused Justin Trudeau of hate speech on the stand at #POEC , saying he engaged in hate speech against the unvaccinated.
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That's it for submissions. Judge is reserving. Her Honour is coming back Tuesday, 9AM, same court. To me that indicates she's going give reasons to detain the accused. She's keeping her in all weekend, and she's taking the time to make clear and proper reasons.
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2 years
We're now hearing evidence at #POEC that Navigator was advising Chief Sloly that the "Prime Minister Needs to get us Out of It." Nice to know everyone was passing the buck to @JustinTrudeau from February 3rd. I'm glad Mr. Trudeau didn't let us down, even if everyone else did.
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James Bowie
1 year
Yesterday the sitting Premier of Ontario, @fordnation , was accused in open court of ordering the arrest of a journalist at one of his own campaign events, then attempting to conceal his involvement. It wasn't even a top story, because he's got bigger problems. #CUPE #POEC
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I’m in WASH now. It seems a number of accused are readable, but are refusing to sign an Undertaking to Police. That means they’re literally choosing to remain in custody rather than promise not to return to the protest. #OttawaOccupation
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James Bowie
2 years
Christmas comes early. #ArrestRandyHillier
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Joe Warmington
2 years
BREAKING—Frontenac MPP Randy Hillier tells ⁦ @TheTorontoSun ⁩ he has been asked to surrender to Ottawa Police 2b charged with serious criminal offences relating to Feb. #FreedomConvoy — the 64-year-old is scheduled to arrive at HQ Elgin St 7 am. Bail hearing will be needed
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2 years
A number of news outlets are reporting that Tamara Lich will have her bail hearing tomorrow. That is incorrect. Tamara Lich's bail hearing is over. The evidence is in. Submissions have been made. We are now merely waiting for the decision.
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James Bowie
2 years
I'm very proud of the courts, the lawyers, the court staff. I feel like we scheduled a 5 person tea party, and the entire world showed up. Usually nobody watches bail. Today, I feel the whole country is. I'm proud of what I saw. The professionalism. Courts can be good.
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James Bowie
4 years
If you are arrested in Ottawa this Friday at the #BlackLivesMatter peaceful protest, taking place at the US Embassy at 3PM, I will represent you as your lawyer free of charge.
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James Bowie
2 years
Let’s all agree, next time some idiot truckers plan a convoy, we do a roadblock on highway 416. They don’t get into the city. Done.
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2 years
I just got another call from another blocked number, calling me a "bearded fuck" and asking me if I wish to be punched in the face. Call lasted 7 seconds. Caller hung up. About the 25th time this week. Freedom baby, yeah.
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I see no reason to subpoena @fordnation and not to subpoena @PierrePoilievre . Poilievre was there. Ford was not. Poilievre supported them openly. Ford did not. Just saying #POEC
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2 years
Justice Bourgeois just let out the longest and loudest sigh in the history of the Ontario Court of Justice, because Me. Lich compared the occupation to a “traffic jam.” “Things happen in big cities… I don’t see a need for a war action.”
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If you are charged by TUPOC in their ridiculous private prosecutions, please fire me an email. I will represent you as your lawyer free of charge. #FreedomConvoy
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James Bowie
2 years
If @randyhillier believes I am a bot, I am pleased to meet him at a time and place of his choosing to demonstrate for a certain fact that I do exist.
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2 years
This question from @Travisdhanraj is CBC. When I heard it, I assumed it was Rebel News. There’s a war on. Your question is about a photo op? To a female minister, the day after IWD? I’ll give Travis the benefit and say he was merely too stupid to ask a real question.
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2 years
While I have you all here, and court is back at 11:15: "Suits" sucked. It's "surety," not "assurety." "Attorney" is American. We don't have gavels. The Charter isn't a "technicality." "Suits" really, really sucked. Thank you.
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Mr. Lich is now relying on “The First Amendment” to say it was a peaceful protest. #OttawaOccupation
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Peter Sloly is on the stand at #POEC saying that OPS lost public confidence because of "misinformation and disinformation." No, Chief, we lost confidence because your officers were taking selfies with the occupiers and ushering them into downtown. What the actual.
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BREAKING: I have received the reasons of Gomery J in the #TUPOC eviction hearing. The United People of Canada are evicted and ordered to pay costs to the landlord. I’ll go through the complete reasons after court. #FreedomConvoy
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If there is any consistency, the same people screaming “Hold the Line” and honking horns for Tamara Lich and Pat King will protest the arrest of @CarymaRules for her arrest, as she was demonstrating in Hamilton. There isn’t. Because the protests were never about “freedom.”
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James Bowie
2 years
Dennis Martin is shouting at the court, twitching, refusing duty counsel, denying he knows what his charges are. Interrupting the clerk reading the arraignment, saying something about murder and maggots. “Are you a stupid maggot” he says to the Justice of the Peace.
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2 years
Over the last few days I've been contacted by many teachers and people who say more civics needs to be taught in schools. Here is an easy fix we can do. Teachers, when you invite police officers to speak in your classes, at any age, please also invite a lawyer. I'd go.
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Tamara Lich is not helping herself. She’s spending $87,000 on vehicles, by she says she has no money. She’s arguing. She’s refusing to answer reasonable questions.
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OK, that was my first time on the CBC. How did I do? #OttawaOccupation #FreedomConvoy2022
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If I have time, which I may not, would you be interested to hear coverage of Pat King's bail review tomorrow? Or are we over this trucker thing? #FreedomConvoy
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James Bowie
2 years
I want to thank everyone following with me. I also want to thank my three ex-girlfriends who texted me today because now I have Twitter Clout.
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2 years
If we’re going to repeatedly hear this response, that OPS had a legal opinion saying The Charter prevented them from blocking Wellington St. to large trucks, then let’s see it. Show it to me. I want to see the name of the lawyer who wrote it. Pony up. #POEC
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James Bowie
2 years
If you are enjoying today's coverage, please consider donating to a charity I support, The Glebe Centre in Ottawa. The Glebe Centre is a charitable long-term care home near Lansdowne Park, and I'm really proud of the work they do. I'd consider if a favour if you'd send $20.
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But I'm the Russian Bot, right Randy? #ArrestRandyHillier
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Whether Randy Hillier chooses to run a reelection campaign is not a relevant factor to consider for the police to assess whether they have reasonable grounds to believe a crime has been committed. #ArrestRandyHillier
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Well I suppose we say this coming. #ArrestRandyHillier
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James Bowie
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Guys I'm calling it. Pat King will be detained on the secondary and tertiary ground. He does not have an appropriate surety. He has not given evidence himself to reinforce the bail plan. The Crown has met its onus.
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James Bowie
2 years
Name an accused person who has been more speedily and thoroughly accommodated in the bail courts, who has had better counsel, who has had her bail reviewed more, and who has received more due process than Tamara Lich. I’ll wait.
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Stephen Maher
2 years
Lich is not a "prisoner of conscience," in Amnesty's terms. But I do think she is a political prisoner which means we ought to be scrupulous about due process and take care that her rights are respected.
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I also got a very kind and friendly call from a lovely new friend in Peterborough Ontario. She wished to tell me that she is sorry to hear I am getting nasty calls, so she wanted me to have one nice call today. Thank you very much, new friend. Love your neighbours everyone
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Oh I almost forgot #ArrestRandyHillier
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A publication ban has now been requested by counsel and ordered by the judge. I shall not be tweeting further about this bail hearing.
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Seriously who approved this?
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I just lost 1000 followers. I guess some of you are as disappointed as I am that I couldn't get on the zoom call. I totally don't blame you.
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There are three separate 1hr bail hearings set down today for #6 court. Are you guys interested, maybe, in a bail hearing?
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OK, we've got another 25 minutes before court "starts." If this tweet gets 1,000 likes I'll release another Drunk Trucker Cover.
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OK folks that's it. Tamara Lich is going free after court. No Social Media use, direct or indirect. Bonds are no cash. Must leave and not come back. No comms with the usual people. Any questions?
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This could be the turning point for @PierrePoilievre , like Stanfield and the football. Pierre Poilievre doesn’t know how to make a fist. Look at this picture. It’s ridiculous. Do you want a Prime Minister who doesn’t know how to make a fist?
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Guys because of all the threats I’m taking appropriate safety measures. I have updated my profile photo to include my orange safety helmet. Rest assured I am now protected. #OttawaOccupation
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This is groundbreaking. For all the police who said they didn’t know, who pretended to be surprised, who act like they don’t read the news; you were warned in writing by the head of another police service. I want heads.
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Greg MacEachern
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“Larry Brookson, acting director of the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS), told MPs and senators at a joint committee hearing Thursday that he'd requested Ottawa police shut down the street about a week before convoy protesters arrived last winter.”
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There's no hot take here. @JimWatsonOttawa nailed his testimony. He quietly and in great detail described all the facts. More than one lawyer tried to impeach him, but none did. Good government, when done correctly, is boring. Boring evidence is a good sign.
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Mr. King is now shouting at the court about his youth record, "30 years ago." His lawyer is telling him that if he wishes to proceed as his own lawyer, that is available to him, but if he wishes for counsel to continue, he must be quiet and behave at court.
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I'm pleased to see this new awareness of @fordnation and how he's a tyrant, but I'm also confused by it. He was a tyrant before the election. He used The Notwithstanding Bomb before the election. So what part of his behavior is new information to you? What changed your mind?
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That's it for my live coverage of this bail hearing. Thank you for hanging out with me. Please donate to @JohnHoward_Can . Love each other. Stay safe out there.
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The truckers are using the residential schools for their own fundraising.
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My ex-girlfriend from 2001 would like you to know that she saw me on Twitter and she thinks Randy Hillier should go to jail. #ArrestRandyHillier
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Mr. Lich informs the court that the Holy Spirit is going to assist him and his wife to travel home from Ottawa.
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Team. Did you notice all my predictions were correct? Did you? Did you?
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I am going to watch every moment of this judicial inquiry. I will not miss a moment of it. I will glue myself to it. I shall never look away.
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PressProgress
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NEW: A week before trucks arrived, convoy leaders circulated a planning document outlining how to “occupy” downtown Ottawa. The document appears to show organizers proposed one plan they acknowledged “breaks the law.” #cdnpoli #ottnews
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Before we go back into court, let’s take a moment and thank Justice Bourgeois and the court staff, and Mr Karimjee, and Ms. Magas. This should have been a day off for all of them. They’re in court because they believe in the fundamental right of everyone to a bail hearing.
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Tamara Lich seems to be very differently situated than Barber was. No home equity to put up, she rents. No savings, she says. Barber was given a $100,000 bond. That’s not going to be an option here.
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I've decided to vote for @cmckenney for the next Mayor of Ottawa. Policing is the #1 issue this election. The OPS failed us during the convoy, and Mr. Sutcliffe wants to reward them with a larger budget and a new station. Easy choice.
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Ms. Lich is now testifying she has difficulty leaving because she is unvaccinated.
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The Lich family now has a ride back West. This evidence is going in late, on consent. No word if their ride is from any of the Holy Trinity.
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Some have you have asked why Barber and Lich are not charged with Treason. Nobody gets charged with Treason, ever. The guy who sold the submarine secrets to Russia wasn't charged with Treason. Last guy charged with treason was Louis Riel.
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Chris Barber joins Chris Sky in the club of lunatics called Christopher who willfully break bail conditions to go preach at anti-vax rallies. Detain them both on the secondary ground.
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Crown is seeking a 3 day investigative adjournment in R v Billings. That is an automatic order. The Crown gets time to figure out its case. Mr. Billings will wait in custody for three more days. He’s wearing a shirt in court reading “FEAR GOD NOT COVID.”
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OK, violent agitators are mobilizing at midnight on a weeknight to bar the lawful entry of a bailiff to the TUPOC church. Where is @PierrePoilievre right now? These are his supporters . Is he supporting them now? Or does he want to stop this before something happens?
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Justice warriors unite!
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Tamara Lich will be back in court tomorrow for a double-barrelled bail event. The Crown is seeking to have her sent back to jail. Brief explainer 🧵 #FreedomConvoy #BowieOnBail
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Ok, I’m not generally a SUN fan, but this is a quality headline. #TUPOC #WilliamKomer
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Guys my voicemail is full. I have hundreds of unread messages. I have tens of thousands of notifications, and I have some real-life law practice work to do. Please accept my apology. I can't respond to any further messages today.
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The Crown is showing cause on about half a dozen files. We’re seeing some more serious charges today, some assault police, and the Crown is alleging some records.
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Pat King bail hearing now. JP Seymour on the bench. Moiz Karimjee for the Crown. James Gilbert for the defence.
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Yes, since you asked, I shall do this as a thread. You are welcome.
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JP going through the COVID cases, but we have the decision. Detention on 2 and 3. JP points to irony that an anti-vax protestor would complain about COVID in the justice system.
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Pat King next. Courtroom 12. 10 AM. Fingers crossed for no publication ban.
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It is interesting that Ezra Levant (who blocked me years ago) personally announced that Rebel Media was paying a particular lawyer to represent the truckers. That lawyer is not at court so far.
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To the person who sent the unsolicited steak dinner to my house, thank you. You're a good friend.
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JP Seymour is a fine JP. I've had some tough hearings before him. He's good. He is not a lawyer. Many JP's are lawyers, he is not. The lay bench is designed to have ordinary members of the community on it. He is a fine example of how an ordinary citizen can do a great job
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Some of you have asked…
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I was pleased to receive an email this morning from a Senior Crown in another province. He asked me to share that he is very pleased to see the fine work of the Ottawa Provincial Crown's being showcased, and to pass along his compliments. We need more Crowns on Twitter.
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Mr. Karimjee is keeping it cool. He's won before. He's won again. He isn't doing anything to betray how much glee he must be experiencing at this moment. He's a good lawyer.
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The clerk of the court has announced that there are too many people on the webinar call. The JP cannot get in, so the call is being reset. Either this or the Lich hearing is the most-viewed bail hearing in Canadian history.
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TL:DR. Tamara Lich was ordered not to support the convoy, anything related to the convoy, or assist in online postings about the convoy. She took a picture of herself with a FREEDOM CANADA trucker pendant and sent it to a for-money trucker enterprise. She says no breach.
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