Didulo, who has over 70,000 followers online, is a leader of the QAnon movement in Canada, which is a far-right political conspiracy theory movement. He founded Canada1st, a nationalist political party, in 2021, promising to end the “slavery” of Canadians and withdraw the country from international alliances. Didulo claimed that Queen Elizabeth II was executed last year and that “the white hats and the US military, along with global allied troops and their governments” helped position Didulo as ruler of the “Great White North”. With her popularity growing, she called on her followers to arrest anyone involved in the release of the COVID-19 vaccines in Canada and stage a “citizen’s arrest” of police officers in Peterborough. More from NextShark: Paralympic Girl Scout Bassett opens up about her life, anti-Asian discrimination Frank Curtin, 54, who is one of Didulo’s followers, led about 30 people to Water Street Station to arrest Peterborough Police officers on August 13. More from NextShark: Rob Bonta to become California’s first Filipino American Attorney General “The team remained outside for several hours. During this time, an incident occurred with a protester and a counter-protester,” police said. “Then, at approximately 4:00 p.m., officers arriving for their shift were blocked by protesters who also attempted to gain access to a secure entrance to the police station. Officers attempted to arrest a protester when officers were surrounded. A protester then hit two police officers. In total, there were about 30 protesters at the time of the incident.” At the scene, Curtin was reportedly arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, while a 56-year-old man was arrested and charged with two counts of assaulting police officers. The story continues On August 15, a 31-year-old man was also arrested. He allegedly kicked the door of the station and hit a police officer. Two days later, another arrest was made in connection with an attack on a counter-protester in Confederation Park on August 17. The fifth arrest was made on August 24, when a 57-year-old woman interfered with an arrest and assaulted a police officer. More from NextShark: Woman looking at her phone falls headfirst into Flight of Stairs The latest arrest was of a 67-year-old woman charged with assaulting a peace officer with a weapon while interfering with the arrest of another protester. Didulo reportedly arrived in Peterborough on the day of the attempted arrest but stayed close to her vehicle. “She’s quite calculating, she knows what she can get away with and what she can’t,” Kurt Phillips of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network told the Guardian. “Either way, he wins. Because if the police do nothing, then they can claim it’s because they’re following their orders. If they do something, it fuels the persecution mentality of her followers.” Peterborough police are still investigating the events of Didullo’s “citizen’s arrest” on August 13. They said they are ready if Didulo’s followers attempt to arrest officers again. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Peterborough Police Crime Line at 705-876-1122 ext. 555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.stopcrimehere.ca. Featured image via @CarymaRules (left), @TanyaFusco (right)
