Western Canada: Three men found guilty of mischief in 2022 Alberta highway blockade

The trio of men accused of being the ringleaders of the 2022 Coutts, Alta. border blockade over government-imposed pandemic restrictions remained defiant after being found guilty of mischief over $5,000 on Tuesday evening.

“I just hope there is accountability coming forward from this for the politicians for why we had to go there,” he said. “What was happening in our country and our province at that time, it forced good people to do uncivil things to be heard.Steven Johnston, the Crown prosecutor, directed requests for comment to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service.

Johnston told the jury they did not have to believe the three men were in charge of the blockade, or even that they were present at Coutts the entire time. Hundreds of people massed on Highway 4 at the Alberta-Montana border during the two-week anti-government, anti-pandemic-restriction protest. The Canadian Press reported that RCMP Sergeant Greg Tulloch testified last week that, as communication was established with the protesters, Van Huigenbos was seen as the main contact.

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