TURMEL: Ontario Gives Up on Covid Demo $880 Fine
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All on Fri Feb 24 19:43:06 2023
TURMEL: Ontario Gives Up on Covid Demo $880 Fine
JCT: My trial for Offence Number 0260 999 00 1232657E00 was
to be heard in Brantford Provincial Offences Act Hybrid
Court on Feb 7 2023. The charge said:
John Turmel
You are charged:
On the 3rd day April 2021 at 3pm at Brantford You did commit
the offence of Fail to Comply/Obstruction S.7.0.2 contrary
to the REOPENING ONTARIO ACT section 10(1)
The total payable Set Fine, Costs, and Victim Surcharge as
indicated on your Offence Notice: $880.00
CR: Prosecutor A. Walsh
J: Lady Judge
As a self-represented party, I was allowed to tape record
the hearing for my personal notes.
The Crown asked to have the matter adjourned over to a
judicial pre-trial to June 20 2023. because they expected it
would take up a great amount of judicial resources.
I don't know why the Crown thought it would take up a lot of
resources but it was more than a good guess. I couldn't help
thinking htey were going to give up!
Sure enough, I got a letter today:
Feb 16
Re: Certificate of Offence Number 1237657F
Please be advisedf that due to delays that are outside
of the control of the court, the prosecution will not be
proceeding to trial on the above noted Certificate of
Offence. The matter will be brought forward from the
current scheduled court date and withdrawn by the
prosecution. Please keep this notification as
confirmation of withdrawal; your attendance is not
required.
Pauline Da Silva (she/her)
Manager of Prosecutions
City of Brantford
Prosecution Division, Legal Services
Bullshit. They're not caving because of delays. After two
years, how much more delay is that inconvenient? They had no
case and were scared to let me speak and fight the case to
the top.
So charging people was a bluff to cow the resistance and
maybe get some to plead guilty and pay the fine. Sleazy
government tactics to charge people with an offence that
they were not going to go proceed with.
JCT: But it's nice to see government back down even if no
one knows but me and you.
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