On Monday, the trial began against the People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier and dozens of protestors charged for an anti-lockdown rally on May 9, 2021, in Saskatoon..The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) is representing Bernier and the protestors in a Saskatoon court and they expect the trial to continue for two weeks..The charges stem from a peaceful outdoor protest near the Vimy Memorial in the Kiwanis Park..The protest was against the government for violating Canadians’ constitutional rights and freedoms..Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) went after the protestors aggressively by posting images of the protestors online and issued dozens of $2,800 summons tickets, 46 individuals were charged..The JCCF lawyers are representing 23 of the defendants, including Bernier, a Saskatchewan freedom advocate Mark Friesen (aka Grizzly Patriot), and Darrell Mills. .Friesen is running in the Saskatchewan provincial by-election in Saskatoon-Meewasin for the Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan..On June 29, 2022. JCCF argued a “constitutional challenge” to the Saskatchewan government’s strict restrictions on outdoor protests in the Court of Queen’s Bench (now King’s Bench) on behalf of Mills and a young mother, with the decision pending..Saskatchewan prosecutors continue to pursue anti-lockdown protest charges against even small protests..Only anti-lockdown protestors are being charged with exceeding the 10 to 30 person limits. There were no charges against larger protests such as Black Lives Matter..The JCCF lawyers are defending over a dozen protestors in other trials around Saskatchewan over the next six months..“There is no legal or medical justification for the strict numerical restrictions imposed on outdoor protests in Saskatchewan,” said Marty Moore, a JCCF lawyer. .“Yet, an incredible amount of public resources, including prosecution and court time, has been committed to prosecuting protestors. The targeting of these protestors is not on the basis that their protests were a health risk, but rather because they expressed opposition to the government’s unjustified restrictions on Canadians’ constitutional rights and freedoms.”.“Not a single transmission of COVID has been associated with an outdoor protest in Saskatchewan, and yet the government continues to go after protestors for exercising their constitutionally-protected freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly.”.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
On Monday, the trial began against the People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier and dozens of protestors charged for an anti-lockdown rally on May 9, 2021, in Saskatoon..The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) is representing Bernier and the protestors in a Saskatoon court and they expect the trial to continue for two weeks..The charges stem from a peaceful outdoor protest near the Vimy Memorial in the Kiwanis Park..The protest was against the government for violating Canadians’ constitutional rights and freedoms..Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) went after the protestors aggressively by posting images of the protestors online and issued dozens of $2,800 summons tickets, 46 individuals were charged..The JCCF lawyers are representing 23 of the defendants, including Bernier, a Saskatchewan freedom advocate Mark Friesen (aka Grizzly Patriot), and Darrell Mills. .Friesen is running in the Saskatchewan provincial by-election in Saskatoon-Meewasin for the Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan..On June 29, 2022. JCCF argued a “constitutional challenge” to the Saskatchewan government’s strict restrictions on outdoor protests in the Court of Queen’s Bench (now King’s Bench) on behalf of Mills and a young mother, with the decision pending..Saskatchewan prosecutors continue to pursue anti-lockdown protest charges against even small protests..Only anti-lockdown protestors are being charged with exceeding the 10 to 30 person limits. There were no charges against larger protests such as Black Lives Matter..The JCCF lawyers are defending over a dozen protestors in other trials around Saskatchewan over the next six months..“There is no legal or medical justification for the strict numerical restrictions imposed on outdoor protests in Saskatchewan,” said Marty Moore, a JCCF lawyer. .“Yet, an incredible amount of public resources, including prosecution and court time, has been committed to prosecuting protestors. The targeting of these protestors is not on the basis that their protests were a health risk, but rather because they expressed opposition to the government’s unjustified restrictions on Canadians’ constitutional rights and freedoms.”.“Not a single transmission of COVID has been associated with an outdoor protest in Saskatchewan, and yet the government continues to go after protestors for exercising their constitutionally-protected freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly.”.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.