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  • From this morning at Grace Life church. Encouraging, after the new mandates for reduced congregation sizes and "everyone must wear a mask".

    This should start where Pastor James addresses this.



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    • It doesn't look like it starts at the right place in your video link, so we'll try a URL link instead:
      https://youtu.be/LVA9LeO8s7g?t=2202

      If that still doesn't work, just start it at the 36:42 mark.
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      • Originally posted by The Melody Maker View Post
        It doesn't look like it starts at the right place in your video link, so we'll try a URL link instead:
        https://youtu.be/LVA9LeO8s7g?t=2202

        If that still doesn't work, just start it at the 36:42 mark.
        I just posted the link you sent me.



        Thanks, sunshine.


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        • James Coates gives an update during his interview with Justin Peters, on the one-year anniversary of his incarceration.

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          • This. Hopefully James Coates will also be acquitted. With the new Premier, things are going to happen.

            https://www.jccf.ca/pastor-tim-steph...r27-iWJgRnwspQ

            Pastor Tim Stephens acquitted today on charges of breach of Public Health Orders


            Calgary: The Justice Centre is pleased to announce that the Provincial Court of Alberta has acquitted Pastor Tim Stephens, of Fairview Baptist Church, on alleged charges of violating provincial Public Health Orders regarding physical distancing.

            On May 6, 2021, Associate Chief Justice John Rooke of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench issued what might be the broadest restraining order in common law history. Justice Rooke’s injunction allowed police to arrest and detain immediately and take before the court any Albertan who exercised her or his Charter freedoms in the face of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s unscientific and unconstitutional lockdown orders and restrictions.

            On May 13, 2021, at the request of the Justice Centre, the injunction was amended by the Court of Queen’s Bench to apply only to persons associated with the Whistle Stop Café. Nonetheless, on May 16, 2021, Pastor Tim Stephens of Fairview Baptist Church was unlawfully arrested for allegedly violating the terms of the injunction, even though he had no association with the Café and had not been served notice of the injunction. Pastor Stephens was released after spending three days in the Calgary Remand Centre.

            Pastor Stephens was again arrested on June 14, 2021, for having allegedly conducted an outdoor church service violating a court order. As a result, he spent an additional 18 days in jail before being released on July 1, 2021. At the time of his release, the Public Health Orders in question had been revoked.

            In addition to spending a total of 21 days in jail, Pastor Stephen had also been served with six provincial tickets for his alleged breach of Alberta Public Health Orders. Four of those tickets have since been dropped; today’s decision is in relation to the two remaining tickets.

            “We are pleased that the Court has acquitted Pastor Stephens on the charges of not complying with a public health order. Pastor Stephens was illegally arrested and imprisoned for having allegedly violated the Public Health Orders, which have since been shown to be ineffective and harmful. This decision sets the record straight about the justifiability of his actions and about the importance of respecting Charter rights and freedoms.”





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            • Originally posted by mossrose View Post
              This. Hopefully James Coates will also be acquitted. With the new Premier, things are going to happen.

              https://www.jccf.ca/pastor-tim-steph...r27-iWJgRnwspQ

              Pastor Tim Stephens acquitted today on charges of breach of Public Health Orders


              Calgary: The Justice Centre is pleased to announce that the Provincial Court of Alberta has acquitted Pastor Tim Stephens, of Fairview Baptist Church, on alleged charges of violating provincial Public Health Orders regarding physical distancing.

              On May 6, 2021, Associate Chief Justice John Rooke of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench issued what might be the broadest restraining order in common law history. Justice Rooke’s injunction allowed police to arrest and detain immediately and take before the court any Albertan who exercised her or his Charter freedoms in the face of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s unscientific and unconstitutional lockdown orders and restrictions.

              On May 13, 2021, at the request of the Justice Centre, the injunction was amended by the Court of Queen’s Bench to apply only to persons associated with the Whistle Stop Café. Nonetheless, on May 16, 2021, Pastor Tim Stephens of Fairview Baptist Church was unlawfully arrested for allegedly violating the terms of the injunction, even though he had no association with the Café and had not been served notice of the injunction. Pastor Stephens was released after spending three days in the Calgary Remand Centre.

              Pastor Stephens was again arrested on June 14, 2021, for having allegedly conducted an outdoor church service violating a court order. As a result, he spent an additional 18 days in jail before being released on July 1, 2021. At the time of his release, the Public Health Orders in question had been revoked.

              In addition to spending a total of 21 days in jail, Pastor Stephen had also been served with six provincial tickets for his alleged breach of Alberta Public Health Orders. Four of those tickets have since been dropped; today’s decision is in relation to the two remaining tickets.

              “We are pleased that the Court has acquitted Pastor Stephens on the charges of not complying with a public health order. Pastor Stephens was illegally arrested and imprisoned for having allegedly violated the Public Health Orders, which have since been shown to be ineffective and harmful. This decision sets the record straight about the justifiability of his actions and about the importance of respecting Charter rights and freedoms.”



              No recompense for his time in jail? They should have to pay something.

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              • Originally posted by Sparko View Post

                No recompense for his time in jail? They should have to pay something.
                Don't know. Maybe he'll sue. But the compensation would be paid by the people of the province.


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                • Originally posted by Sparko View Post

                  No recompense for his time in jail? They should have to pay something.
                  Exactly. You don't do this to people and then simply dismiss everything with a "Never mind."

                  I'm always still in trouble again

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                  • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                    Exactly. You don't do this to people and then simply dismiss everything with a "Never mind."
                    They should at least prosecute the people who misused the law to attack this fellow.

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                    • Originally posted by Sparko View Post

                      They should at least prosecute the people who misused the law to attack this fellow.
                      You mean the government?


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                      • Originally posted by mossrose View Post

                        You mean the government?
                        the local government and police personnel who actually misused the law.

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                        • Originally posted by Sparko View Post

                          the local government and police personnel who actually misused the law.
                          It was the provincial government, local government and the police and RCMP. And the judges and lawyers, and the "Chief Medical Officer", who has now been fired by the new Premier.



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                          • Originally posted by mossrose View Post

                            It was the provincial government, local government and the police and RCMP. And the judges and lawyers, and the "Chief Medical Officer", who has now been fired by the new Premier.
                            The firing is probably the best that can be expected unless there is compensation for unlawful detainment

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                            • Finally some good news!

                              https://www.jccf.ca/alberta-court-st...n-R81gi76dOV7Y

                              Alberta court strikes down public health orders that violated Charter freedoms

                              Posted On: August 1, 2023FeaturedNews Releases

                              CALGARY, ALBERTA: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is pleased with the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta’s decision to invalidate the public health orders of Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH), in Ingram v. Alberta. The court struck down these lockdown measures because they were effectively issued by Cabinet rather than by the CMOH. Dr. Hinshaw testified at trial that politicians were the final decision-making authority, and that she merely provided advice and recommendations.

                              With these health orders having been invalidated, it is expected that Crown prosecutors will need to withdraw charges against Ty Northcott/ Northcott Rodeo Inc., Pastor James Coates of Grace Life Church of Edmonton, Pastor Tim Stephens’ church, Fairview Baptist Church, and others.

                              The court’s ruling also confirms that lockdowns did violate Albertans’ fundamental freedoms of conscience, religion, association, and peaceful assembly protected in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In this court action, the Alberta government produced no comprehensive studies, reports or data analyzing lockdown harms. Without any comprehensive cost-benefit analysis, Justice Barbara Romaine nevertheless concluded that lockdowns were justified violations of Charter freedoms because they produced more good than harm.

                              Using the slogan “two weeks to flatten the curve,” the Alberta Government first declared a public health emergency in March of 2020, after which various Charter rights and freedoms were violated during the next two years. When Rebecca Ingram and other applicants filed their court action in December of 2020, the Alberta government had already been restricting Albertans’ rights to associate freely, assemble peacefully, and practice their religious beliefs for almost nine months. This was the first court challenge to lockdown measures in Alberta. In spite of Charter freedoms having already been violated for almost nine months, the court granted the Alberta government’s request to delay presenting its evidence until July of 2022.

                              In April 2022, Dr. Deena Hinshaw was cross-examined about what expert information she had at the time that these public health decisions were being determined. Dr. Hinshaw was specifically asked whether she was aware of any evidence of harms to elementary school children from being compelled to wear masks. Under oath, Dr. Hinshaw said no. Yet the court’s ruling in another case, C.M. v. Alberta, has revealed that Dr. Hinshaw did receive information about how children could be harmed by mandatory mask-wearing. A February 7, 2022 memo sent to Premier Jason Kenney, on which Dr. Hinshaw was copied, stated that masks can disrupt learning and interfere with children’s social, emotional, and speech development by impairing verbal and non-verbal communication, emotional signaling and facial recognition. Nevertheless, the Court dismissed an interlocutory application to compel Dr. Deena Hinshaw to re-attend court for further cross-examination.

                              “Significant injustice has taken place in the past three years under these draconian public health measures. We are hopeful this ruling will mean the withdrawal of charges against Pastor James Coates, Fairview Baptist Church, Ty Northcott, and other courageous citizens who refused to comply with unjust and utterly unscientific measures,” states John Carpay, President of the Justice Centre.





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                              • That is good news. I expect there will be a few more decisions like this. As everyone look back at the Covid response, it seems it was done wrong. For the most part, I will attribute this to human error and not malicious motives.
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