Crown prosecutors have signalled they would seek jail time; the maximum penalty for mischief is ten years. The two are expected to be sentenced later this year.
(same source as OP has)
this post was submitted on 03 Apr 2025
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CBC didn't say anything about possible sentences, but I found a city news piece from 2022 that talks about mischief. It isn't very useful though:
Kicking a wall could result in a fine, while mischief to a war memorial or blocking significant portions of downtown could see up to 10 years of jail time, Toronto criminal lawyer Karen McArthur said.
In the most severe cases the maximum sentence is life imprisonment, Peters said.
So, they could be looking at anything from a fine to lifetime imprisonment?
Mischief is essentially a charge for property damage but there are special categories of it, one of which covers monuments/memorials specifically. Churches are another one.
It sounds like blocking off a significant part of downtown Ottawa, and making the parliament buildings inaccessible, should be on the more severe end of things. But, we'll see.
Any protest could be considered blocking parts of the city. Any protest that doesn't inconvenience someone or something is often ineffective.
Great! It's good to not make the same mistakes Murica does.
Gotta love how they try to hide the guilty verdict on some counts behind "not guilty of most"
The headline I posted was the headline at the time - the other verdicts hadn't come in yet.
Yes, the CBC, famously biased in favour of... [checks notes]... the "Freedom Convoy" truckers.
A headline can be unfortunately written without it being a grand conspiracy my guy. CBC is pretty good - this headline misses the mark imo as it hides the fact that they were convicted on some counts.
Yes, but the bigger news is that they weren't convicted on most of the counts.
This is a perfectly normal headline, but you're trying to make it seem biased or something.
I personally disagree, but I see I'm in the minority on that. Oh well /shrug