Federal government invokes Emergencies Act

I'm curious: here, defendants have the right to a speedy trial. The reason most defendants put off the trial as long as they can here is two fold: 1st, they're guilty and want to put off going to prison as long as possible. 2nd, if they're being held without bond they get 2 days for every 1 served when sentenced.

How does it work there?
 
Something in my head says we are 1.6 for 1 but I would have to check.

We're 1 to 1. Back in 2010'2 the conservative government reduce it. The SCOC weighed in and now it is still 1 to 1 but judges can now give up to 1.5 to 1.
However judges still maintain the ability to refuse any remand credit but must provide good reasons.

There are some rules - the 1 to 1 doesn't count if you've breached bail and one other reason I cant remember atm. Almost all provincial sentences are less then 2 years and none seem to go longer then 2/3rds sentence. So trying to stay for building time, pre-trial, may actually cost you more 'real days' in jail.
 
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One of the main organizers of the so-called Freedom Convoy continued to fight for her release during a bail review on Wednesday, but she will have to remain in jail until at least next week.

Tamara Lich, 49, was behind a now-halted GoFundMe campaign that raised more than $10 million to support the protest in Ottawa, which became a weeks-long occupation.

She was arrested Feb. 17 and charged with counselling to commit mischief shortly before the major push by police to clear out the remaining protesters who occupied downtown Ottawa streets.

Lich was then denied bail on Feb. 22, but appealed, leading to Wednesday's bail review. The original judge said she was not convinced Lich would go home and stop her alleged counselling.
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The original judge said she was not convinced Lich would go home and stop her alleged counselling.
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And that's really it right there. If Canada is anything at all like the U.S., so long as the judge has a reasonable reason for that belief it will NOT be overturned.

And she's in all likelihood right. I have no doubt at all Lich would do exactly that. She'd be on Facebook and whatever other apps they use pumping things up again within seconds of walking through the door.
 
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Convoy Leaders’ Emails Reveal Planning Document That Outlines Early Plans to Illegally ‘Occupy’ Ottawa

Newly surfaced document raises questions about what organizers were planning and what Ottawa Police knew before the convoy arrived
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Nearly a week before trucks began an illegal occupation of Canada’s capital, top leaders of the so-called “Freedom Convoy” circulated a document detailing plans on how to “occupy” downtown Ottawa – including one plan they acknowledged “breaks the law.”

The planning document, which describes three potential plans for occupying Ottawa, provides new insights into the goals of top convoy organizers, a number of whom have since been charged with criminal offences and now sit in prison.
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New charges laid against convoy organizer Patrick King

He's now facing 10 charges
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King was originally charged in February with four criminal charges related to the protests: mischief, counselling to commit mischief, counselling to disobey a court order and counselling to obstruct police.

At a court hearing Thursday afternoon in Ottawa, King learned that he's now facing a total of 10 charges.

A Crown lawyer told the court that King is now a co-accused with another accused convoy organizer, Tyson George Billings, facing additional charges of disobeying a court order, intimidation (two counts), counselling intimidation, obstructing police (two counts).
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Multiple additional criminal charges laid against 'Freedom Convoy' organizers

Tamara Lich, Chris Barber, Pat King and Tyson “Freedom George” Billings faced the new charges during separate court appearances Thursday.
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Crown prosecutors added intimidation charges to a raft of new criminal counts laid against key accused “Freedom Convoy” organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber, Pat King and Tyson “Freedom George” Billings during separate court appearances Thursday.

Lich and Barber are now jointly charged with counselling mischief, counselling intimidation, counselling to obstruct police, intimidation and mischief. Lich had previously been charged with mischief and counselling to commit mischief; Barber had been charged with mischief, counselling to commit mischief, counselling to disobey a court order and counselling to obstruct police.
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'Freedom Convoy' leader Pat King charged with perjury, obstruction of justice

Ottawa convoy protest organizer Pat King is now facing perjury and obstruction of justice charges related to testimony he gave at his bail review hearing last week.
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He was denied bail on Feb. 25, but on Wednesday last week King appeared in court for a bail review so his lawyers could argue for his release while he awaits his trial.

The next day, the Crown announced it would lay perjury and obstruction of justice charges against him.
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The three counts of perjury and three counts of obstruction of justice, as well as the reasons for the charges, were read aloud to King in court Tuesday.

The details of the testimony that led to the allegations are protected by a publication ban.

These latest accusations are in addition to 10 charges related to King's involvement in the downtown Ottawa protest earlier this year.

The previous charges include mischief, intimidation, obstructing police and disobeying a court order.

King's hearing came to an abrupt halt last Wednesday when it appeared his lawyer's computer was hacked in the middle of the proceedings. Lawyer David Goodman later said the threat wasn't as serious as previously thought, and no files were compromised.
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