A trucker who was arrested for his role in the Freedom Convoy has been acquitted of all charges.
Harold Jonker was a road captain during the 2022 protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Ottawa, and stayed in the city for three weeks. Fifteen months after the protest ended, in May 2023, Jonker was charged with mischief, counselling mischief, intimidation, and counselling intimidation.
On May 20, 2025, Ontario Superior Court Justice Kevin Phillips found the Crown failed to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt, and acquitted Jonker of all charges.
“We are very thankful for the excellent legal support provided by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, and thankful that the judge saw through the Crown’s weak case and had the courage to do the right thing,” Jonker said in a statement following the verdict….