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Prison sentence for Coutts, Alta., blockade protesters ‘precedent-setting': lawyer | Canada Tonight
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6:23Now PlayingA judge has sentenced two Alberta men, Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert, to six-and-a-half years in prison for their roles in the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta. However, they were given nearly four years' credit for time they have already spent in custody. Jeremy Newton, a criminal defence lawyer, says this case is ‘precedent-setting’ and is a way to deter similar behaviour.
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