Two men, Gerhard Janzen and Marco Van Huigenbos, who led a COVID-19 protest blockade at a key border crossing in Alberta, will be sentenced Friday. They were found guilty of mischief for their roles in the two-week disruption of cross-border traffic in early 2022.
Two men who became the faces of a COVID-19 protest blockade at a key border crossing between Alberta and the United States nearly three years ago will learn their fates Friday.Gerhard Janzen, left, arrives with family at court for a sentencing hearing in Lethbridge on Thursday. Janzen, Marco Van Huigenbos and Alex Van Herk were found guilty in April of mischief for their roles in the blockade that tied up cross-border traffic in Coutts, Alta., for two weeks in early 2022.
The sentencing hearing went ahead for Van Huigenbos and Janzen Thursday. Lawyer Michael Johnston told court that Van Herk had fired him. He requested a 30-day delay. Janzen addressed the court at the end of the day, offering an apology for the residents of Milk River and Coutts and for the stress the blockade caused. He said the intention was to cause change through peaceful means and not by breaking laws."The decision to participate in the blockade was driven by strong convictions.
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