From: johnturmel@gmail.com   
      
   TURMEL: Ontario Gives Up on Covid Demo $880 Fine   
      
   JCT: My trial for Offence Number 0260 999 00 1232657E00 was   
   to be heard in Brantford Provincial Offences Act Hybrid   
   Court on Feb 7 2023. The charge said:   
      
   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   
      
   As a self-represented party, I was allowed to tape record   
   the hearing for my personal notes.   
      
   The Crown asked to have the matter adjourned over to a   
   judicial pre-trial to June 20 2023. because they expected it   
   would take up a great amount of judicial resources.   
      
   I don't know why the Crown thought it would take up a lot of   
   resources but it was more than a good guess. I couldn't help   
   thinking htey were going to give up!   
      
   Sure enough, I got a letter today:   
       Feb 16   
            Re: Certificate of Offence Number 1237657F   
       Please be advisedf that due to delays that are outside   
       of the control of the court, the prosecution will not be   
       proceeding to trial on the above noted Certificate of   
       Offence. The matter will be brought forward from the   
       current scheduled court date and withdrawn by the   
       prosecution. Please keep this notification as   
       confirmation of withdrawal; your attendance is not   
       required.   
       Pauline Da Silva (she/her)   
       Manager of Prosecutions   
       City of Brantford   
       Prosecution Division, Legal Services   
      
   Bullshit. They're not caving because of delays. After two   
   years, how much more delay is that inconvenient? They had no   
   case and were scared to let me speak and fight the case to   
   the top.   
      
   So charging people was a bluff to cow the resistance and   
   maybe get some to plead guilty and pay the fine. Sleazy   
   government tactics to charge people with an offence that   
   they were not going to go proceed with.   
      
   JCT: But it's nice to see government back down even if no   
   one knows but me and you.   
      
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