Don't bother with the dense limited old fools posting here they just don't get it and never will.....they put a whole bunch of conditions on her bail including not to associate with certain other people. Some of those other people were at the same event and she let herself be photographed with those people thus the revocation of bail. I wish they put this much effort in tracking all the other criminals out on bail that they do not breach any of their conditions,
I'm sure they applaud this sort of lawbreaking though it's just their sour old style.
'It's intimidation': Judge faces threats after Freedom Convoy hearings
'You feel vulnerable in your house, in your own home,' judge tells Radio-Canada
Protesters gather on Parliament Hill on Jan. 29, 2022, during the 'Freedom Convoy' and three-week occupation of downtown Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
One of the judges who presided over the court hearings of Freedom Convoy organizers is speaking out after receiving threats considered serious enough to require police intervention, according to information obtained by Radio-Canada and CBC.
The judge in question confirmed that supporters of the convoy from Canada and the United States sent several offensive messages, but the message that prompted police to react threatened their physical safety, the judge said.
It's intimidation. It's trying to influence a court decision, and that's serious.- Judge who is not being identified due to safety concerns
CBC has agreed to withhold the judge's identity to protect their safety.
"I thought, should I tell my children not to come home for a while?" the judge said.
"I changed my alarm system. I was advised not to take the same route every day," the judge added. "You feel vulnerable in your house, in your own home."
Police enforce an injunction against protesters on Parliament Hill on Feb. 19, 2022. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
The judge believes most Canadians respect the justice system, but said a vocal minority is seeking to undermine it.
"It's intimidation. It's trying to influence a court decision, and that's serious," the judge said.
Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner expressed similar concerns in a recent speech in Montreal.
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"As we have seen around the world, disinformation poses a real threat to democratic institutions."
The demonstrations that took place in Ottawa this winter stemmed in part from this disinformation, Wagner said. He encouraged people to "inform, instruct and educate" their fellow citizens.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Richard Wagner, pictured here at a news conference in 2021, warned in a recent speech that 'disinformation poses a real threat to democratic institutions.' (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)
Ministry silent on further threats
Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General would not say if any other judges have received threats from Freedom Convoy supporters."It would be inappropriate for the ministry to comment on a potential or ongoing police investigation," wrote ministry spokesperson Brian Gray in an email to Radio-Canada.
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The Ontario Court of Justice and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice both declined to comment, saying it would be inappropriate to do so.
CBC News reached out to a number of key figures of the weeks-long demonstration in Ottawa, but requests for comment were either declined or went unanswered.
No charges have been laid in this matter. It's not known whether the investigation is ongoing at this time, and police would not comment.