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    7 months ago

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    Judge Cathaline Heinrichs announced the verdict at a hearing on Wednesday in a Kelowna provincial courtroom after a trial that saw David Lindsay act as his own lawyer.

    The “Freedom Rally” movement began in summer 2020, with weekly protests in downtown Kelowna, mostly against public health orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing anywhere from dozens to several hundred people.

    The incident that brought Lindsay to court happened during a weekday demonstration outside of the health authority’s main administrative building on Doyle Avenue in Kelowna on Aug. 19, 2021.

    During the trial, Lindsay presented two cellphone videos as evidence that showed the interactions between him and security guards who where blocking the building’s entrance.

    Heinrichs also found Lindsay in contempt of court for comments he made to the judge during a hearing in June.

    Lindsay was presented with the option to purge the contempt by providing a letter of apology to the court, according to the Crown.


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