Pat King gets three months of house arrest, while Crown prosecutors sought ten years
A court sentenced Freedom Convoy protester Pat King to three months of house arrest this morning, on top of the nine months he already served in custody before and during his trial.
Author: Alex Zoltan
A court sentenced Freedom Convoy protester Pat King to three months of house arrest this morning, on top of the nine months he already served in custody before and during his trial.
His conviction stemmed from his role in the 2022 anti-Trudeau and anti-vaccine mandate protest that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for three weeks.
As part of his sentence, King must complete 100 hours of community service at a food bank or men’s shelter.
In November, the court found him guilty on five of nine charges, including mischief and disobeying a court order.
King was found not guilty on three counts of intimidation and one count of obstructing police.
Justice Charles Hackland ruled that King must remain at his residence at all times during his probation, with the exception of a three-hour window on Monday afternoons to obtain essential supplies or fulfill court and community service obligations.
Additionally, Hackland has barred King from entering Ottawa except for required court appearances and ordered him to avoid contact with six other convoy organizers, including Tamara Lich and Chris Barber.
The Crown, led by prosecutor Moiz Karinjee, had previously sought a 10-year sentence for King, which is the maximum penalty for a mischief offence.
Karinjee donated over $17,000 to the Liberal Party of Canada since 2013 according to the Elections Canada records, as previously reported by True North.
Hackland said the conditional sentence would not present a risk to the community and was appropriate given the details contained in King’s pre-sentencing report.
He should never have been prosecuted.
Far too harsh a sentence, although food banks do need help.