Commentary
As criminal justice cases related to the COVID-19 pandemic and citizens’ responses to it make their way through Canada’s agonizingly slow justice system, a disturbing trend of possible judicial bias appears to be emerging. The double standard being applied to prosecutions linked to any form of protests against pandemic restrictions is stark and disturbing. The examples are growing.
In a recent article in the Western Standard, it was reported that Crown counsel would not approve the pursuit of charges against a man who used a bicycle as a weapon and attacked a vehicle and the passenger inside it during a protest against pandemic mandates on March 28, 2021. The B.C. prosecution service told the Standard they determined a conviction wouldn’t be likely in the case….