Toronto Police mounted unit officers stand by as police take action to put an end to a protest, which started in opposition to mandatory COVID-19 vaccine mandates and grew into a broader anti-governme
nt demonstration and occupation, in Ottawa, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The boy's father, who shares joint custody with the mother, said he had wanted to teach him about freedom of expression and democratic values by taking him to the Ottawa demonstration. The father defended himself, saying he couldn't control what other people say at anti-lockdown protests and insisting that if the situation escalated, he would have left with his son.for offences including mischief, disobeying a lawful court order, obstruction, assault, assaulting police, causing a disturbance by fighting/shouting/swearing, weapon possession, and dangerous driving.
"Scientific studies regarding COVID-19 published on the internet do not all have the same value and it is not because they are published on the internet that they are necessarily scientific studies," wrote Justice Pelletier. "The probative value of this evidence is far superior to that issued by the various documents resulting from internet links filed by the father."
The mother argued that her son should get vaccinated in order to avoid putting other immunocompromised family members he comes in contact with at risk, including his grandparents.
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