DENIAL OF BAIL: These men have NO criminal records; they HAVE NOT committed any acts of violence, and yet they have each been denied bail TWICE, held in Remand for over 700 days (as of Jan 15, 2024), with their trial still 5 months away. This kind of Remand Incarceration is unheard of in Canada, and is clearly inhumane by International Standards.
Judge Johnna Kubik, who recently denied Chris Carbert's third (3 ) bail application, is a Trudeau appointee to the Federal Court and is a 26X donor to the Liberal Party of Canada,
2. CONDITIONS ENDURED: “Remand”, means being held in a jail cell under conditions much tougher than a regular prison and is intended for short-term holdings while waiting for bail hearing and/or a trial. Prisoners most often spend 23 hours a day confined to a cell with NO access to a gym, a cafeteria, a religious service, a library or even others with which to converse.
*The UK for example, limits Remand time to 6 months (180 days), forcing the judicial system to proceed with a trial expediently.
3. DELAY TACTICS: “Justice delayed is justice denied”. The trial has been repeatedly delayed, largely a consequence of Crown motions/tactics, and is now scheduled for May, 2024, with every possibility of further delays. Even if the trial were to take place in May, that will mean well over 820 days in remand (4X+ longer than the maximum permitted in the UK)
4. COSTS ESCALATION: There have already been three weeks of pre-trail proceedings with more likely. So far the legal costs related to the pre-trial proceedings ranges from $300,000 to $650,000 for each of the accused. There is at least one more week of pre-trial slated before the actual 2 to 3 week trial begins. These pre-trial hearings are also largely a result of Crown tactics, which escalate the costs for the men.
And yet, even though enduring such injustices and extreme hardships, all four men are determined to go to trial with the intent of proving themselves innocent of the charges against them, as is their right to do.