“Not gonna lie, I’m happy to not be getting them regularly anymore,” Lavoie wrote..Saskatchewan’s Queen of Fines has one less diamond in her crown. Days before Saskatchewan dropped its public health orders, the City of Regina dismissed a ticket against freedom protester Tamara Lavoie..“One ticket tossed, 12 to go,” Lavoie wrote in a Facebook post shared 30 times since..“This is the ‘bylaw’ infraction (that doesn’t apply to me) for use of a microphone at the March 27th rally.”.Dina Nathanail, Bylaw Prosecution Officer at the City of Regina, notified Lavoie by letter on July 9. The page lists a July 7 court date and ticket number then states, “Please be advised the above ticket has been withdrawn in Municipal Court. We now consider this matter closed.”.Lavoie’s post inspired 206 emojis and 43 comments. While many friends shared their joy, Moose Jaw resident Jessica Fraser, shared cynicism for the authorities who issued the fines..“I can imagine the ire of those required to go over and dismiss all of these tickets. The cursing under their breath that must be going on over this clearly unlawful control grab. Thousands of hours of paperwork just so bullies can try to bully. Like really,” Fraser wrote..“Because no doubt they’ve known since the first ticket issued that they’d result in nothing but extra paperwork,” Fraser added in an afterthought..Kim Smith had a query for the prosecutor. “Here’s my question, Dina….why waste the time, energy, and resources on this crap?”.Stacey Wanner agreed, quipping, “What a waste [of] resources!!!!”.Shawn Bachorick, also a Regina resident, asked, “Is there a point where these bs tickets would legally qualify as vexatious or abusive?”.Lavoie replied, “not gonna lie, I’m happy to not be getting them regularly anymore.”.Caitlin Hill combined both joy and cynicism..“Haha I love it! Just goes to show what a joke this whole thing is,” wrote Hill..Fellow protesters, such as R.B. Wintringham, speculated that all of their fines might soon vanish..“I have a feeling this is just the beginning. They’ll all be withdrawn eventually. They definitely do not want to go to court,” Wintringham commented..Wintringham, who had legal representation by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, posted his own happy news to Facebook on June 22..“It seems my very first $2800 ticket, from last November, (when we protested by walking through the Midtown Plaza in Saskatoon after the provincial mask mandate was announced) has been dropped..“Apparently they ‘lost’ the ticket and never registered it at the courthouse..“One down, seven to go!”.After months of wondering who would be served fines next, protesters now speculate whose tickets will be dropped first. Ham’s daughter, Mikela Herbel, wonders if former Saskatoon PPC candidate Mark Friesen will get his own good news..“So will Mark be the next person to get a ticket thrown out? That’s how this usually goes. First dad got his ticket then everyone else followed [suit] and now he was the first to have his thrown out. So I’m thinking it’ll be the same process. They’re so tired of chasing us that they’re now throwing out their wasted money/time,” wrote Herbel..Others were less sure. Lynn Guidos, who includes protester Chris Sky in her profile picture, got her own ticket April 24 ticket..“Because they used Crime Stoppers to spy on us, not sure if mine will b[e] tossed,” commented Guidos. “[S]omeone identified me, but hey i will take jail if it isn’t, as a senior i don’t have that kind of money.”.Lavoie is not quite in the clear..“I got excited when they told this morning [July 12] that my first ticket from December was going to an in person trial July 27th but then the prosecutor’s office said it isn’t a trial it’s just ‘being spoken about’ over the phone. We’ll see what that means. They have yet to respond to my list of disclosure items. Ha!” wrote Lavoie..Lee Harding is the Saskatchewan Political Columnist for the Western Standard
“Not gonna lie, I’m happy to not be getting them regularly anymore,” Lavoie wrote..Saskatchewan’s Queen of Fines has one less diamond in her crown. Days before Saskatchewan dropped its public health orders, the City of Regina dismissed a ticket against freedom protester Tamara Lavoie..“One ticket tossed, 12 to go,” Lavoie wrote in a Facebook post shared 30 times since..“This is the ‘bylaw’ infraction (that doesn’t apply to me) for use of a microphone at the March 27th rally.”.Dina Nathanail, Bylaw Prosecution Officer at the City of Regina, notified Lavoie by letter on July 9. The page lists a July 7 court date and ticket number then states, “Please be advised the above ticket has been withdrawn in Municipal Court. We now consider this matter closed.”.Lavoie’s post inspired 206 emojis and 43 comments. While many friends shared their joy, Moose Jaw resident Jessica Fraser, shared cynicism for the authorities who issued the fines..“I can imagine the ire of those required to go over and dismiss all of these tickets. The cursing under their breath that must be going on over this clearly unlawful control grab. Thousands of hours of paperwork just so bullies can try to bully. Like really,” Fraser wrote..“Because no doubt they’ve known since the first ticket issued that they’d result in nothing but extra paperwork,” Fraser added in an afterthought..Kim Smith had a query for the prosecutor. “Here’s my question, Dina….why waste the time, energy, and resources on this crap?”.Stacey Wanner agreed, quipping, “What a waste [of] resources!!!!”.Shawn Bachorick, also a Regina resident, asked, “Is there a point where these bs tickets would legally qualify as vexatious or abusive?”.Lavoie replied, “not gonna lie, I’m happy to not be getting them regularly anymore.”.Caitlin Hill combined both joy and cynicism..“Haha I love it! Just goes to show what a joke this whole thing is,” wrote Hill..Fellow protesters, such as R.B. Wintringham, speculated that all of their fines might soon vanish..“I have a feeling this is just the beginning. They’ll all be withdrawn eventually. They definitely do not want to go to court,” Wintringham commented..Wintringham, who had legal representation by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, posted his own happy news to Facebook on June 22..“It seems my very first $2800 ticket, from last November, (when we protested by walking through the Midtown Plaza in Saskatoon after the provincial mask mandate was announced) has been dropped..“Apparently they ‘lost’ the ticket and never registered it at the courthouse..“One down, seven to go!”.After months of wondering who would be served fines next, protesters now speculate whose tickets will be dropped first. Ham’s daughter, Mikela Herbel, wonders if former Saskatoon PPC candidate Mark Friesen will get his own good news..“So will Mark be the next person to get a ticket thrown out? That’s how this usually goes. First dad got his ticket then everyone else followed [suit] and now he was the first to have his thrown out. So I’m thinking it’ll be the same process. They’re so tired of chasing us that they’re now throwing out their wasted money/time,” wrote Herbel..Others were less sure. Lynn Guidos, who includes protester Chris Sky in her profile picture, got her own ticket April 24 ticket..“Because they used Crime Stoppers to spy on us, not sure if mine will b[e] tossed,” commented Guidos. “[S]omeone identified me, but hey i will take jail if it isn’t, as a senior i don’t have that kind of money.”.Lavoie is not quite in the clear..“I got excited when they told this morning [July 12] that my first ticket from December was going to an in person trial July 27th but then the prosecutor’s office said it isn’t a trial it’s just ‘being spoken about’ over the phone. We’ll see what that means. They have yet to respond to my list of disclosure items. Ha!” wrote Lavoie..Lee Harding is the Saskatchewan Political Columnist for the Western Standard
