>>big win for us leafs from the Supreme Court, the gov can't criminalize a safety or mandate bylaw infraction (trucker protest).

VERY IMPORTANT WIN!

King v. McDonald is one of the most consequential cases in Canadian criminal history and you've never heard of it. Mr. McDonald was convicted of Common Nuisance and charged a $4000 victim surcharge (there was no victim) and given a criminal record.

All that for protesting public health measures in April 2021 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He was protesting with hundreds of others and he was singled out to make a precedent.

Mr. McDonald was charged 2 times with Common Nuisance around the same time and in the same city, but for some reason, the charges were tried separately and the crown lost the first case. The crown won the second case.

Their win was not good enough for the crown. The crown wanted ONE YEAR IN JAIL for Cullen McDonald because he dared to protest "public health measures."

There were 3 appeals in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice today. 2 crown appeals - the crown wanted a harsher sentence and a reversal of the acquittal of the first trial - and 1 defence appeal - reversal of conviction of Common Nuisance.

Mr. McDonald won ALL THREE!

This is one of the times the court gets it right. This case threatened our rights and freedoms to peacefully protest under the guise of "for our safety." This win affirms that our rights and freedoms MATTER and they cannot easily be taken away at the wave of a hat.

The courtroom was full of supporters.

The government can no longer escalate bylaw issues (never ticketed) to criminal charges in the name of "public health / safety."

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