From: johnturmel@gmail.com   
      
   TURMEL: Covid Protest $880 Fine Trial adjourned to June 20   
      
   JCT: My trial in Brantford Provincial Offences Act Hybrid   
   Court slated for Feb 7 2023 at 1:30pm at   
   #1-102 Wellington St. Brantford N3T2M2   
      
   Offence Number 0260 999 00 1232657E00   
   John Turmel   
   You are charged:   
   On the 3rd day April 2021 at 3pm at Brantford You did commit   
   the offence of Fail to Comply/Obstruction S.7.0.2 contrary   
   to the REOPENING ONTARIO ACT section 10(1)   
   The total payable Set Fine, Costs, and Victim Surcharge as   
   indicated on your Offence Notice: $880.00   
      
   CR: Prosecutor A. Walsh   
   J: Lady Judge   
      
   CR: I would point out that the Defendant has a recording   
   device.   
      
   J: That is not allowed in these proceedings without the   
   permission  of the judicial officer..   
      
   Turmel: I have a Consolidated Provincial Practice Direction   
   with the actual text I'm handing in to the court. It says:   
      
       Use of Electronic Devices in the Courtroom   
       100. Unless the proceeding judge orders otherwise, the   
       use of electronic devices in silent mode and in a   
       discreet and unobtrusive manner is permitted is   
       permitted in the courtroom by   
       d. self-represented parties...   
       v. only for the purpose of note-taking.   
      
   I've been doing this since 1988, 25 years, all the way up to   
   the Ontario Court of Appeal, so I know that it's permitted   
   and it's unobtrusive and it should not be a hindrance to the   
   court at all.   
      
   J: Is the recording in relation to other matters before the   
   court today or are you acknowledging in open court that you   
   are only recording for the purposes of your plea here today?   
      
   Turmel: Yes. I just turned it on as I approached the front.   
      
   J: Okay, if that is your undertaking that it's your honest   
   response, then you can start by stating your name for the   
   record:   
      
   JCT: Nice that the judge didn't decide to order otherwise.   
      
   Turmel: John Turmel.   
      
   J:  Thank you. And could we proceed to have this addressed:   
      
   CR: Yes, we're seeking to have the matter adjourned over to   
   a judicial pre-trial. This is a matter that will take up a   
   great amount of judicial resources. I believe it's going to   
   take more time than we have today so I'm requesting that it   
   be scheduled for judicial pre-trial   
      
   J: If that's acceptable, what date is given as the   
   opportunity?   
      
   CR: June 20 2023 at 3pm.   
      
   J: Are you available for that purpose sir?   
      
   Turmel: Yes. I can be. Right here in Courtroom number one.   
      
   J: So June 20 2023 at 3pm for judicial pre-trial purposes.   
      
   JCT: So I don't know where the Crown got the idea that this   
   was going to take up a lot of resources, just a good guess.   
      
   Can't help but suspect they're going to want to give up!   
      
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