Brigitte Belton is a Canadian truck driver who started the Canada convoy protest.
[1] On 16 November 2021 Canadian Border Services Agency officers refused Belton entry to Canada at the Detroit-Windor due to her failure to wear a face mask.
[1] At the October 2022 Public Order Emergency Commission, commission lawyer Stephen Armstrong stated that Belton vented her frustration via her TikTok feed before using the platform to connect with Chris Barber and then later initiating the planning of the Canada convoy protest.
[1][2] Armstrong said that Belton, Chris Barber, and James Bauder all took part in a Facebook Live event on January 13, 2022, to plan the protest's route and logistics.
[4] In July 2022, Belton's social media connected Tamara Lich to the pending purchase of Saint Brigid's Church in Ottawa, which was being occupied by The United People of Canada.