Thu May 18, 2023 – 8:08 pm EDT
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (LifeSiteNews) – A judge has stayed two charges leveled against People’s Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier for violating COVID isolation health rules in 2021 because he was “illegally” asked about his COVID jab status, but he was hit with fines of more than $2,000 on two other charges relating to illegal gatherings.
On Tuesday, Provincial Court of Manitoba Judge Anne Krahn ordered Bernier to pay a total of $2,008.30, of which $1,296 was for illegal gathering.
The extra costs above the first charge were surcharges for the second fine, of which Krahn determined his time served in jail was sufficient punishment and reprimanded him.
During his court appearance, as per a PPC press release, Bernier noted how the COVID lockdowns were a “dark time in Canada,” but he was “proud of what I did.”
“It was the first time in Canadian history that a politician was thrown in jail for a non-crime. It was an embarrassing example of political repression,” Bernier told the court.
“I must admit, I did make a mistake. I should not have held the meeting outside. I should have done
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