Margaret Hope Braun, usually Maggie Hope Braun, sometimes Maggie Braun, is a Canadian activist, who protested COVID-19 vaccine-mandates in 2022, and who was a

Canadian Action Party The Canadian Action Party (CAP) (french: Parti action canadienne, PAC) was a Canadian Canadian confederation, federal political party founded in 1997 and deregistered on 31 March 2017. The party stood for Canadian nationalism, monetary reform, mo ...

federal candidate in 2011.

Early life and education

Braun was born in

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and spent her early years in

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before spending her teenage years in Canada, the United States, and

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. After graduating college with a diploma in ecosystem management from

Fleming college Fleming College, also known as Sir Sandford Fleming College, is an Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The college has an enrollment of more than 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time student ...

, she moved to

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Career

Braun was Canadian Action Party's candidate for the Skeena – Bulkley Valley riding in the

2011 Canadian federal election The 2011 Canadian federal election was held on May 2, 2011, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 41st Canadian Parliament. The writs of election for the 2011 election were issued by Governor General David Johnston on March ...

. During the campaign she spoke about the public's rejection of the Enbridge pipeline. She won 164 votes (0.5% of those cast), losing to

Nathan Cullen Nathan Cullen (born July 13, 1972) is a Canadian politician. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), he is the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Stikine in British Columbia. He has served in the Executive Council of British Columb ...

. In 2013, Braun was the Vice President of the Green Thumb Garden Society of Terrace Inc.

Activism

Braun attended the

Canada convoy protest A series of protests and blockades in Canada against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions, called the Freedom Convoy (french: Convoi de la liberté, links=no) by organizers, began in early 2022. The initial convoy movement was created t ...

in 2022. She was arrested by police as they were shutting down the protest, and was warned by police, but not charged with any offences. On November 4, 2022, Braun testified at the

Public Order Emergency Commission The Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC; ), also known as the Rouleau inquiry or the Inquiry into Emergencies Act was a public inquiry in Canada that investigated the invoking of the ''Emergencies Act'' on February 14, 2022 by the governm ...

, that she felt her presence at the protest was lawful. She also testified that she understood the

Emergencies Act The ''Emergencies Act'' (french: Loi sur les mesures d'urgence) is a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1988 which authorizes the Government of Canada to take extraordinary temporary measures to respond to public welfare emergencies, ...

to be not legally enforceable.

Personal life

Braun lived in Jack Pine Flats, near

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, British Columbia for ten years, including during 2011. In 2022, she lived in

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References

External links

Braun's written submission