Sandra speaking: Sydney Fizzard (the journalist) asks the right questions and goes to the right places for answers.
EGREGIOUS to me: the issue of “DISCLOSURE” by the crown. Important principles in a justice system. The exchange between Sydney and Chad Williamson is worth listening to. Click on the big picture below; the link takes you to the Rebel News website. Click again to hear the interview. To return to my blog, use a back arrow. /S
Sydney Fizzard, Rebel News
Anthony Olienick, Chris Carber, Chris Lysak, and Jerry Morin were arrested in February 2022 at the Coutts border blockade, where truckers and farmers blocked the Alberta-Montana border in protest of Canada’s draconian COVID requirements and vaccine mandates.
The four are facing charges of conspiracy and were denied bail last year. They are expected to be back in court on July 25, 2023, for what should be a pre-trial hearing. They have been behind bars for 523 days, with no guilty verdict!
Is this considered a violation of their right to timely access to justice? How common is it to be held in pre-trial custody for that length of time?
I spoke with Chad Williamson of Williamson Law, who has assisted The Democracy Fund in the legal defence of many who were charged or ticketed during the Coutts Blockade, to get some answers to these questions and more.
Although he’s not representing any of the four accused, Chad did give us some important insight into the judicial system.
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Chad explained that being held in pre-trial custody for over 500 days is exceedingly rare and typically reserved for the most heinous and shocking crimes.
“We are seeing people who are engaged in civil disobedience, public protest, peaceful assembly, and a whole bunch of other acts that are protected and enshrined in our Charter being withheld bail, while we’ve got folks who are dangerous criminals getting out and stabbing people on public transit and getting out of jail… it’s an affront to justice,” he said.
It seems that the Canadian justice system is extra harsh on anyone who dares take a peaceful stand against the government, even to the point of violating their rights, but is extremely lenient regarding actual injustice.
Have you noticed this as well?