Voice Of GO(r)D

Voice Of GO(r)D is very happy to bring you Marilyn Burns, Tony Olienick’s lawyer, and Danielle Slettede, one of his oldest friends and longest serving member of the men’s support team.

Marilyn tells us about her history in Alberta, including her roles in politics, as she is one of the founding members of Alberta WildRose, her legal career, and how she came to represent Tony in her first ever criminal case. Marilyn and Danielle provide insight from having been in the courtroom, especially Danielle, as she has been there since day one.

Danielle has done a great deal of the legal legwork, taking on a second full time unpaid job in the filing and studying of tens of thousands of documents, and being in court for pre-trial and trial almost every single day.

They tell us about Justice Labrenz and the details around the sentencing, why that sentencing was ‘unjust’ and did not follow precedent, and I discuss many of the things they can’t. We also get into the ‘envelope’ situation, what that means going forward, and the practicalities of appeals versus riding out to parole.

There will be more written commentary on the sentencing in time, please stay tuned.

Tony and Chris have recently been transferred to the Drumheller Institution, a medium and low security detention facility in Alberta. As of publication time, they have yet to be issued prisoner numbers nor protocols for sending them letters.

As soon as that info is made available, it will be shared here on Substack and over on my Twitter account, as well as the men’s respective FB supporter pages.

The Men still have outstanding legal bills, the envelope situation has yet to play out, and fundraising is ongoing.

If you are in Canada, you can donate via interac email transfer to either of these accounts -

[email protected]
[email protected]

Outside of Canada you can donate to my GiveSendGo -

https://www.givesendgo.com/trudeauspoliticalprisoners

To all of you who have so kindly donated already, thank you so much. It is greatly appreciated and will not be forgotten.

You can follow updates from the men on these Facebook Groups -

https://www.facebook.com/groups/622318705558931/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1372655066704865/

If you would like to send feedback to Marilyn or Danielle or myself, feel free to email me - [email protected]

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Voice Of GO(r)D brings you an interview I gave to Oliver Bateman of 

Oliver Bateman Does the Work at his now defunct podcast project with Aimee Terese, What’s Left? That show had a great run, and along the way Oliver did a series of interviews on ‘Doing The Work’, where he would talk to regular people with regular jobs, and I was quite chuffed to be the first interview of that series.

This discussion was recorded in November of 2020, and was probably amongst the first half a dozen or so interviews I have ever given, so my apologies if I don’t sound polished or even prepared for such a thing … not that my presentation has improved any in the ensuing four years; ‘Voice Of GO(r)D’ as a title for the show is nothing if not self referential humor at my own expense.

In the interview, I discuss my family history in the trucking business, and many of the problems in the industry, themes of which you will recognize as threads through all of my work since. The industry seems to have only become worse, but we can’t make trucking better if we don’t talk about the problems facing it, even if they seem intractable.

You would be well advised to subscribe to Oliver’s Substack - https://oliverbatemandoesthework.substack.com/

You can follow Oliver on Twitter - https://x.com/MoustacheClubUS

And find his lengthy bibliography here - https://www.oliverbateman.com/bibliography/

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Voice of GO(r)D is delighted to bring you Oversize Load specialist, astute political observer and commentator, as well as the President of America Without Drivers, Mr Scott Douglass.

Scott tells us a little about his career moving long, wide and tall loads around America, as well as a dive into the possibilities presented for removing the capricious and evil excesses of the regulatory state from the lives of truckers, downstream of the Supreme Court and its Chevron Deference decision. We also muse on the possibilities of more rollbacks with a return to office of President Trump this November.

You can find Scott online moderating these two Facebook groups -
https://www.facebook.com/Americawithoutdrivers
https://www.facebook.com/groups/316493381138072

Or over at AWODs own site
https://americawithoutdrivers.com/

I’m looking forward to having Scott back on soon, with former guest of the show, and founder of America Without Drivers, Will Cook.

Thanks for listening, be sure to share this episode with your fellow truckers - a little optimism and some good news on the horizon is helpful for people to hear during these dark times in the industry.

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Voice Of GO(r)D is happy to bring you fellow trucker, author, and FreightX meme philosopher, Benjamin McCulley, aka, Truck Driver - READ WHEN SAFE, which is also the title of Benjamin's wonderful sometimes satirical, thoughtful, and definitely funny book on the trade of truck driving.

This quote here should give you an idea of what you will find in his book, and why I invited him on the show -

"Automatica transmissions are faster and dangerous to a truck drivers mind. The mental disconnect encourages a 'go fast' mentality.

I've noticed repeatedly that automatic drivers drive Nut to Butt at a frenzied pace, just as if they were driving a car.

That is not how masters drive.

When a driver gets into an automatic, its like an alcohlic sitting in a bar.

The ebb and flow of synchronizing your revolutions per minute with miles per hour is a mystical dance that can never be replaced. "

You can find READ WHEN SAFE at Amazon, and download the Audible version for drivetime enjoyment.

https://www.amazon.com/Truck-Driver-Read-When-Safe/dp/B0CNQFM8WG/

Benjamin can be found on Twitter - https://x.com/ReadWhenSafe

And over on TikTok, where you can also find out how to buy one of his awesome branded Hats -

https://www.tiktok.com/@readwhensafe

As always, questions, comments, suggestions, corrections and Hate Mail are welcomed and encouraged - [email protected]

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Voice of GO(r)D, in conjunction with The Logistics Lounge, is very happy to bring you, at long last, UPenn Sociologist, researcher, and author of 'The Big Rig - Trucking and The Decline of The American Dream', Steve Viscelli.

I've been looking to get Steve on the show since before it started, and am extremely grateful to The Logistics Lounge guys in hosting the video livestream for us back on July 1st, of which this podcast is the audio recording.

We had a great discussion about Steve's research, including his time on the road as a trucker, and all of the observations about the industry he brought to his book, and his continuing projects.

You can find links to Steve's book and his other research papers here - https://www.steveviscelli.com/

You can find the Logistics Lounge boys here - https://www.logisticsloungeshow.com/ and on Twitter - https://x.com/LogisticsLounge

https://x.com/Logistics_Hustl

https://x.com/TheFreightHound

And co-host, SuperTrucker!

https://x.com/supertrucker

Stay tuned for when I release my appearance with Steve on the defunct but classic podcast, What's Left?

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Voice Of GO(r)D is pleased to present you researcher and author Ray McGinnis, who joins the show to tell us about his career in the craft of writing, and his investigations into what has become of Canada over the past few years.

And of course, we touch on the case of The Coutts Four.

Ray has written a couple of books, and his new one drops on August 20 - "Unjustified - The Freedom Convoy, The Emergencies Act, And The Inquiry That Got It Wrong", published by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, and will be available for pre-order beginning of August.

Ray is a prolific researcher and contributes to numerous publications. Please enjoy this small selection of his work -

https://propagandainfocus.com/freedom-convoy-protesters-in-crosshairs-of-illiberal-canadian-government/

https://fcpp.org/2024/04/19/coutts-three-verdict-a-warning-to-protesters-who-act-as-liaison-with-police/

https://troymedia.com/politicslaw/court-ruling-justly-slams-trudeaus-use-of-emergencies-act/

https://propagandainfocus.com/the-end-of-canada-the-shift-from-democracy-to-totalitarian-behaviour-in-the-pandemic-era/

Ray's book on the 9-11 Commission -

https://www.amazon.com/Unanswered-Questions-September-Eleventh-Commission/dp/1773740814

You can find Ray on Twitter - https://x.com/RayMcGinnis7

This discussion was recorded April 30, 2024

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Fellow ‘Citizen Journalist’ and Concerned Canadian Roxanne Halverson joins the show to discuss her excellent writings, and past careers in TV, the RCMP, and working for the Air Force. Along the way, we learn about how Branch Covidians leaving their masks everywhere almost killed her dog, and she also tells us about her time in Ottawa during the Convoy and then covering various trials that have taken place since.

And of course, we get to her great contributions to covering the Coutts story, as well as another one of her beats, the very strange transhumanist agenda that wants to pretend that women don’t exist and that children should be sliced up and castrated.

Speaking of Coutts, Roxanne just published another detailed update for us on the trial as it has progressed thus far -

https://roxannehalverson.substack.com/p/coutts-two-trial-begins-with-evidence

Her Intrepid Viking Substack is quite prolific and worthy of your time to read.

https://roxannehalverson.substack.com/

You can also follow Roxanne on Twitter

This conversation was recorded in March, and it looks like it might be March 2025 before I get a break to catch up on things; way she goes, eh bubs?

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Voice of GO(r)D is very happy to once again bring you Mr Andy Hickman, aka @Shagbark_Hick, the boondock philosopher, amblin' traveler, and stealth camping enthusiast behind the legendary Hickman's Hinterlands Substack.

Since Andy was last a guest on the show, I've finally met him in person, and we enjoyed a very long road trip together last October with writer and 'machine' critic Mr Paul Kingsnorth.

Andy discusses life in what he calls 'Machinic' America, and how the machine influences nearly everything about our society, interactions with others, and the mindsets it creates that trap us in various ways of thinking and relating to the world.

Since recording this discussion in April, Andy has since met his father for the first time, and is about to be married to the lovely Keturah Lamb - its the wedding of the year and I'm looking forward to celebrating with them - maybe I will see you there.

You can find Andy on Twitter https://x.com/shagbark_hick and if you aren't yet a reader of his, head on over to Substack and avail yourself of some of the finest writing you will lay eyes on in Year of Our Lord 2024 - https://shagbark.substack.com/

You can find Paul Kingsnorth writing over at The Abbey of Misrule - https://paulkingsnorth.substack.com/ and you can find an article discussing the book 'America Against America' by Wang Huning that Andy had mentioned here - https://scholars-stage.org/american-nightmares-wang-huning-and-alexis-de-tocqueville-dark-visions-of-the-future/

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Voice of GO(r)D was honored to sit down with Christine Decaire, a lovely woman who, in exercising her rights to peacefully protest against the Canadian Government during the Freedom Convoy, became an example of the use of Lawfare by the Crown against normal people. In weaponizing the judicial system this way, the vindictive authoritarian Justin Trudeau has been able to persecute hundreds, if not thousands, of regular people in Canada, and Christine graciously offered to share her story of being on the wrong side of that equation with us.

As of the publish date of this podcast, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Ms Decaire was still waiting on a ruling about the Crown's appeal of her acquittal.

Christine Decaire is a mom and grandmother who lives in Western Saskatchewan.

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Voice of GO(r)D is very happy to bring you one of Canada's most talented and funny online personalities, Mr Josh Bigger, aka The Best Damn Roofer.

Josh is a natural showman and entertainer, and gained notoriety for his rooftop videos, where self-effacing humor met his craft; he then went to Ottawa to support the Freedom Convoy, gave a lot of hugs, and then moved on to rightly mocking the supporters of Justin Trudeau by publicly charging them more than other customers.

You can find The Best Damn Roofer all over the Internet -

https://bestdamnroofer.com/

https://www.instagram.com/best.damn.roofer/

https://twitter.com/BestDamnRoofer

https://www.tiktok.com/discover/the-best-damn-roofer?lang=en

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvV0hupmqB8

Give someone a hug today, God knows the world needs more of them right now.

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