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Feb 19, 2025 7:14 PM - The Canadian Press
Pat King, one of the organizers of the 2022 protests against COVID restrictions in Canada, has been sentenced to three months of house arrest by an Ottawa court today. In addition to house arrest, King has also been sentenced to 100 hours of community service at a food bank and a men's shelter.
The protests, which opposed COVID restrictions, resulted in the blockage of major roads in the capital, forcing the government to declare an emergency to end the demonstrations. In November, the court found King guilty of five charges, and the Crown had sought a maximum sentence of 10 years for his involvement.
The protests, known as the 'Freedom Convoy,' involved hundreds of trucks and thousands of individuals blocking downtown Ottawa for approximately three weeks. The unrest also spread to Canada-US border crossings at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario, and Coutts, Alberta. On February 14, 2022, the Trudeau government invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time to end the protests.
