Criminal charges & 30-hour jail stay for protester in New Brunswick

Today we're bringing you an update to the Fight The Fines case of Jonathan Rossiter from New Brunswick. He's received a new fine and some criminal charges.

We met Jonathan previously when he received a lockdown ticket for protesting in Quebec in a public park.

Jonathan used a small loudspeaker to protest the coronavirus lockdown, which is something we see all the time at protests. People bring with them loudspeakers, bullhorns, other things that amplify sound. It's standard operating procedure!

However, at the time, Quebec police issued Jonathan a noise violation ticket meant to deter travelling musicians. Anything to shut him up, I guess. Jonathan is no musician. He's just a guy who wants to get back to normal.

But now, Jonathan has a handful of criminal charges and another fine, after he attended a protest in New Brunswick as an independent journalist. He tells me he was held for over 30 hours in custody before being released.

We are helping Jonathan fight his tickets and new charges in court at no cost to him through www.FightTheFines.com, a Rebel News civil liberties project that is supported through The Democracy Fund, a registered Canadian charity.

Any donations to www.FightTheFines.com to offset the legal fees of Justin, and the hundreds of other people and businesses just like him who we are helping to fight their lockdown fines, now qualify for a charitable tax receipt.

Sheila Gunn Reid

Chief Reporter

Sheila Gunn Reid is the Editor-in-Chief, Alberta Bureau Chief, member of the board of directors, and host of The Gunn Show at Rebel News. Sheila also serves as President of the Independent Press Gallery of Canada. A mother of three and longtime conservative activist, Sheila is the author of bestselling books, including her most recent release, Independence Blueprint: What Alberta Can Learn From Quebec.

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