Joanne Walsh, a grandmother in her seventies, attended the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, in 2022, to share her frustration with the government’s Covid-19 lockdown restrictions and border measures.

Soon after the Emergencies Act was invoked by the Trudeau government, on February 14th of 2022, Joanne, along with roughly 170 other participants, was arrested; she was charged with two counts of mischief and one count of obstructing a peace officer.

Initially, she welcomed the legal support of The Democracy Fund. However, when discussions turned to plea deals, suspended sentences and fines, she chose to fight her charges on her own, stating “I wanted to take this trial all the way. I wasn’t in a position to accept any plea deals.”

When Joanne’s day in court finally arrived, late in 2024, she was ready to fight, but it no longer mattered – she was immediately notified that her charges had been stayed.

In the months between being charged and having her day in court, Justice Richard Mosley had issued a ruling stating that the invocation of the Emergencies Act had been unconstitutional – a decision we had all been waiting for and one that changed the course of many cases involving Canadians who had been targeted by the harsh penalties of the controversial Covid-19 mandates.

The federal government has since appealed the Mosley decision, although no date appears to have been set.

From The Canadian Independent we read, “Reflecting on her victory in court today, Walsh broke down in tears. “You’re never too old to fight for your country,” she said. “I wanted to be a voice for the 170 people who were arrested alongside me on February 19, 2022.”

Joanne, like many Canadians, was not willing to accept a partial victory. She stood her ground and won her absolution.

We’ve seen this many times now and it lends itself to the belief that the government knew all along that they had very little legal standing. They will surely continue to fight tooth and nail, to weigh the scales of justice in their favour, but it isn’t a fight of righteousness; it is a desperate grasp to maintain control of their narrative and some semblance of justification for their egregious actions.

When we stand our ground, know and understand our rights fully, and believe that we, as Canadians, are deserving of the rights and freedoms afforded us by our founders, we can prevail.

Stand with us, with individuals like Joanne, with Justice Mosley – with all who are fighting to regain the balance of justice in Canada for all.

To read the article written by The Canadian Independent, click here