Let Them Eat Crow

A win for the good guys.

Today’s unanimous ruling by Alberta’s Court of Appeal is a total legal, moral and constitutional victory for Pastor Artur Pawlowski and his brother David.

In short, Alberta’s top judges ruled that:

~ the court order that was used to arrest and jail Pastor Artur was flawed and therefore illegal;

~ all of the punishments that flowed from that — such as being fined and jailed — were without basis. Pastor Artur’s fines will be returned to him

~ the additional bizarre, authoritarian penalties — banning him from going on speaking tours; requiring him to read a statement denouncing himself any time he criticized the government — were revoked, and deemed unconstitutional.

Finally. The ruling is here.

More reaction at The Democracy Fund.

34 Replies to “Let Them Eat Crow”

    1. It’s never about the final outcome for these commie Just-Us low lifes.
      It’s about the process and mental/financial torment they put you through.
      Like the old saying goes ” don’t let the bastards get you down ” .

  1. Fˆ**ing A, great news finally. Too bad it was dumped on a Friday, but at least it’s a hell of a start for a weekend.

  2. I know it’s different circumstances but wouldn’t it be great if Tamara Lich could get a similar outcome?

    1. Lets hope that the fines and convictions against other churches and members of the clergy are also overturned.

    1. Jason Kenney knew(or should have known) that this travesty was ongoing at the time and spoke no words to it.
      He allowed injustice to prevail.
      Move along to your cowardly retirement Jason.
      We can no longer afford such stark lack of leadership in times of duress.
      Canadians deserve better than you.
      Pastor Artur Pawlowski and his brother David know the meaning of freedom.

  3. Unless the politicians, bureaucrats and police involved are personally brought to justice, this is not a win.

    1. Same sentiment here, I am happy to hear this, but I am less than happy that those who maliciously, cynically, militarized the state apparatus to torment Artur, will not be held responsible.

      1. As I’m sure you’re aware, it’s virtually impossible to hold police accountable for any abuse of power in Canada. They’re assumed to be acting in good faith and you have to prove otherwise, meaning the onus of proof is on you.

        Absent a friend in the department willing to provide you with internal documentation it’s not even worth filing.

        1. Those cops didn’t just decide to do this on their own. They were given orders to do this. Keep going up the chain.

          1. They didn’t decide on the orders they were given but they made two decisions, first they decided to serve the corrupt tyrants, second they always have room to maneuver as to how much force and abuse to employ while following the orders. They’re nothing but low IQ thugs and they routinely abuse their power and escalate every encounter because they get off on it, because that’s why they joined the force in the first place. There are no good ones.

        2. Daniel, I am well aware of it. That’s why hey fight tooth and nail again body cameras. They’re unaccountable predators, all of them.

    2. Never happen. It should at least have Alberta’s justice system review the judge’s work before his rulings on this case, and if warranted, remove him from the bench. To say the least, ordering defendants to state Newspeak as punishment is very Mao and insane.

    3. The image of him being dragged from his car on the highway comes to mind. Who told those cops to do that?
      You nailed it MikeT.

    4. Mike T
      Agreed, why should any of them be allowed to walk away from their lawlessness.

      Kenney is a real POS, that Liberal Party Judge should be disbarred and those Calgary cops are mindless lawless thugs.

      There has to be some recourse.

      1. It’s Canada.
        The Fix is always in.

        “The official .PDF file of Chapter C-36 Criminal Code from http://laws.justice.gc.ca/PDF/Statute/C/C-46.pdf has a total of 980 electronic pages split into English and French. Meaning, your Country’s Government has at least 980 pages full of laws to use against you at any time.”

        And don’t forget the Canadian Dummy Law invented especially for Dumb Canucks known as Section 1A.

  4. And along the conversation of COVID….a new large scale controlled study….

    “The regular use of ivermectin decreased hospitalization for Covid-19 by 100%, mortality by 92% and the risk of dying from Covid-19 by 86%, when compared to non-users. Protection from COVID-19 related outcomes was observed across all levels of ivermectin use, with notable reduction for risk of death in the over 50-year-old population and those with comorbidities. The reduction in infection rate was significant, irrespective of level of ivermectin use. The results of this prospective observational study of a strictly controlled population of 223,128 participants reinforce the efficacy of ivermectin and the demonstration of a dose-response effect.”

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361903713_Regular_use_of_ivermectin_as_prophylaxis_for_COVID-19_led_up_to_92_reduction_in_COVID-19_mortality_rate_in_a_dose-response_manner_results_of_a_prospective_observational_study_of_a_strictly_controlled_

  5. Perhaps, but don’t forget that the process is the punishment.

    Still, bravo.

  6. This is the worst scandal I’ve seen in my life. Every single person responsible for this needs to serve time in prison. Will Danielle Smith campaign on a platform of throwing these bastards in prison? She’ll have my vote if she does.

  7. No one is going to convince me that everyone involved in this Government sanctioned terrorizing of a citizen did not know that what they were doing was illegal. Its simply impossible to believe that the Premier, the Judges and the Calgary Gestapo didn’t know they were breaking the law… they knew their actions were illegal but they did it anyhow.

    This is third world style corruption at every level.

    There has to be punishment for knowingly breaking the laws.

    At the very least everyone involved from the Premiers office to the Judiciary and those animal cops should all lose their jobs and their pensions, thats a start.

    They are all criminals, why should they get away with their crimes ?

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