Three of Alberta’s most famous anti-COVID-19 lockdown fighters have been fined and placed on probation..Pastor Artur Pawlowski, of Street Church Ministries, and his brother, Dawid Pawlowski, along with Whistle Stop Cafe owner Christopher Scott, were hit with hefty fines Wednesday in Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench following their contempt convictions in June for inciting followers to break public health orders. .“They are on the wrong side of science,” said Justice Adam Germain..“They are also on the wrong side of common sense.”.CBC reported Germain fined Artur Pawlowski, $23,000 and put him on 18 months probation while his brother, Dawid, must pay a $10,000 fine and serve 12 months probation..Scott was handed a $20,000 fine and an 18-month probation period..“It is not an unreasonable observation the Pawlowskis reveled in their arrests and went out of their way to make their arrests the Saturday night news spectacle that it became,” said Germain..“He has a fervent desire that I martyr him.”.Germain ruled if any of the three continued to preach to their followers, they must also present the perspective of medical experts..(In Alberta) health, human suffering and economic impact has never been worse,” said Germain..“It is not an overstatement that Christopher Scott, Artur Pawlowski and Dawid Pawlowski have contributed to this ominous health situation,” said Germain,
Three of Alberta’s most famous anti-COVID-19 lockdown fighters have been fined and placed on probation..Pastor Artur Pawlowski, of Street Church Ministries, and his brother, Dawid Pawlowski, along with Whistle Stop Cafe owner Christopher Scott, were hit with hefty fines Wednesday in Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench following their contempt convictions in June for inciting followers to break public health orders. .“They are on the wrong side of science,” said Justice Adam Germain..“They are also on the wrong side of common sense.”.CBC reported Germain fined Artur Pawlowski, $23,000 and put him on 18 months probation while his brother, Dawid, must pay a $10,000 fine and serve 12 months probation..Scott was handed a $20,000 fine and an 18-month probation period..“It is not an unreasonable observation the Pawlowskis reveled in their arrests and went out of their way to make their arrests the Saturday night news spectacle that it became,” said Germain..“He has a fervent desire that I martyr him.”.Germain ruled if any of the three continued to preach to their followers, they must also present the perspective of medical experts..(In Alberta) health, human suffering and economic impact has never been worse,” said Germain..“It is not an overstatement that Christopher Scott, Artur Pawlowski and Dawid Pawlowski have contributed to this ominous health situation,” said Germain,
