TURMEL: Ontario Gives Up on Covid Demo $880 Fine 

JCT: My trial for Offence Number 0260 999 00 1232657E00 was 
to be heard in Brantford Provincial Offences Act Hybrid 
Court on Feb 7 2023. The charge said: 

John Turmel
You are charged: 
On the 3rd day April 2021 at 3pm at Brantford You did commit 
the offence of Fail to Comply/Obstruction S.7.0.2 contrary 
to the REOPENING ONTARIO ACT section 10(1)
The total payable Set Fine, Costs, and Victim Surcharge as 
indicated on your Offence Notice: $880.00 

CR: Prosecutor A. Walsh 
J: Lady Judge 

As a self-represented party, I was allowed to tape record 
the hearing for my personal notes. 
 
The Crown asked to have the matter adjourned over to a 
judicial pre-trial to June 20 2023. because they expected it 
would take up a great amount of judicial resources. 

I don't know why the Crown thought it would take up a lot of 
resources but it was more than a good guess. I couldn't help 
thinking htey were going to give up! 

Sure enough, I got a letter today: 
    Feb 16 
         Re: Certificate of Offence Number 1237657F 
    Please be advisedf that due to delays that are outside 
    of the control of the court, the prosecution will not be 
    proceeding to trial on the above noted Certificate of 
    Offence. The matter will be brought forward from the 
    current scheduled court date and withdrawn by the 
    prosecution. Please keep this notification as 
    confirmation of withdrawal; your attendance is not 
    required.
    Pauline Da Silva (she/her) 
    Manager of Prosecutions
    City of Brantford
    Prosecution Division, Legal Services

Bullshit. They're not caving because of delays. After two 
years, how much more delay is that inconvenient? They had no 
case and were scared to let me speak and fight the case to 
the top. 

So charging people was a bluff to cow the resistance and 
maybe get some to plead guilty and pay the fine. Sleazy 
government tactics to charge people with an offence that 
they were not going to go proceed with. 

JCT: But it's nice to see government back down even if no 
one knows but me and you.