Iconic Cafe
Iconic Cafe is a restaurant in Ottawa, run by Enrico and Deborah Kuhn. They remained open during the occupation to provide active support to the convoy, and were opposed to mask mandates.
Gift Cards
Some time between February 20 and February 23, the store link appeared at the top of the navigation. The only products sold on that page are gift certificates of either $20, $50, or $100. While menu allows for purchasing through the known takeout companies, said store page uniquely uses PayPal as the payment processor.
The store was evicted from their location due to non-payment of rent, as opposed to being closed due to police pressure as implied in right-wing media.[1] Within 24 hours, they received plenty of funds from GiveSendGo, in addition to any income they received from gift cards. [2]
The owners claimed to need a total of $80,000 in fees, including having to pay for 3 months of rent.[3] They were evicted on March 9, 2022, and have not since opened a new location.
External Links
- https://convoytraitors.ca/businesses/supporters/iconic-cafe-ottawa/
- https://archive.ph/flbuS - homepage has the store link which still sells gift cards. Not directly visible in page archive but found in page source.
- https://archive.ph/UsbNU - Gift card page
- https://i.cbc.ca/1.6380317.1646942123!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/iconic-cafe.jpg - Sovereign citizens tend to like terms such as "Common Law Jurisdiction" without knowing what they mean.
- https://nitter.net/TheMarieOakes/status/1495472672591036427 - Twitter user claiming that Police shut down the business rather than the landlord.
