Canadian Pastor Jailed Repeatedly for Violating COVID Rules to Face Final Trial
A Canadian pastor He is currently facing his last trial after three years in prison, multiple fines, arrests, and imprisonment for maintaining his church open during COVID-19.
Artur Pawlowski of the Cave of Adullam congregation, Calgary, is being accused of causing $400 Million worth of damages because he officiated a church service last year during the U.S./Canada border trucker blockade.
“This is the final culmination of over 40 tickets for the COVID tyranny, the house arrest, the prison, all of that stuff,” Fox News Digital spoke to Pawlowski ahead of his trial which is scheduled to start Thursday, February 2, in Lethbridge (Alberta).
Pawlowski was the first Canadian clergyman charged with COVID-19 violations. Pawlowski claims the charges are an attempt at criminalizing his speech.
“It’s crazy stuff,” He stated.
He also criticised Alberta’s new premier Danielle Smith for allegedly discussing his personal life. potential amnesty Last fall, but has since “backpedaled.”
Calgary police make arrest Pastor Artur Pawlowski on the highway as he returns to church on May 8, 2021.
(Artur Pawlowski)
Pawlowski, who is also the head of a charity that feeds Calgary’s homeless faces up to 10 year imprisonment if convicted of the charges stemming out from his participation on the trucker convoy in Coutts (Alberta).
He is accused of mischief amounting to $5,000, contraventions of the Critical Infrastructure Defense Act, as well as failure to adhere to his release conditions to keep the peace and to be of good behaviour.
‘I will not obey’
Pawlowski first drew international attention He threw out armed policemen and a health officer from his church in April 2021 as they tried to inspect the building for public health compliance at an Easter service.
In a viral video, he chased authorities and compared them to the Nazi Gestapo. Officials returned one week later with a court order This enabled them to be successful “to do anything necessary” Pawlowski filmed himself entering his church to arrest Pawlowski. He then warned his viewers by throwing them out once more, warning that Canada has become more like the communist regime that his family suffered in Poland.
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After he refused to stop conducting services, Calgary police arrested him five times. One time he was on his way back from church when a traffic jam caused him to be stopped by officers. After a speaking tour to the U.S., he was also arrested on the runway of Calgary International Airport.
Pawlowski told Fox News Digital Authorities were said to have looked through his bag at the airport, and even looked into his laptop.
After numerous court appearances, the federal judge ordered him to recite a script in public denoncing his own views on COVID-19/vaccinates.
Pastor Artur Pawlowski was taken into custody at his home in February 2022. This happened just days after he had spoken to truckers opposing mandatory vaccines along the U.S. – Canada border.
(Artur Pawlowski)
“I said, ‘I will not obey this court order,’” Pawlowski claimed that this was before the order was issued. stayed upon appeal. “I refuse to obey a crooked judge’s order. He’s not a judge, he’s a political activist.”
Pawlowski was invited as a delivery partner to truckers who blocked the border between Alberta and Montana last February because they were protesting vaccine mandates. a 20-minute speech In which he encouraged them to “hold the line” Without resorting to violence, you can protest against the government. He advised them not to travel to Edmonton as the provincial capital, fearing that they might face a government crackdown like what happened to truckers protesting in Ottawa.
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A line of trucks blocks the U.S. border with Canada during a demonstration in Coutts on February 2, 2022. This was just one day before Pastor Artur Pawlowski made a speech that ended in his imprisonment.
(Bloomberg via Getty Images).
He was taken into custody at his home a few days after his speech. spent 51 days He was held in two prisons. Authorities abused him by placing him in small cages and placing him in a mental ward. He said that some inmates reached out to him for spiritual guidance and refused to leave.
‘The same villains’
Fox News Digital reported that Pawlowski has been placed under house arrest since being released from prison last April. He cannot leave his home without permission of his probation officer. He ran for political office, and was elected leader of the Alberta Independence Party in September.
Smith, who was sworn as premier on October 11, was the first Canadian leader to apologize For the treatment of non-vaccinated persons in the country. Canada’s government ordered vaccinations in federally-regulated workplaces. They also issued travel restrictions, placed months-long business closures, and arrested those who broke the lockdowns.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith proposed a pardon for COVID-19 offenders in Alberta. Pastor Artur Pawlowski claimed that she has not fulfilled this promise.
(Reuters / Mike Sturk / FILE)
Some American neighbors noticed the poor treatment of clergy in the United States. Sen. Josh Hawley from Missouri urged the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom) to meet in 2021. consider adding Canada to its watch list A police helicopter reported that a Calgary Baptist minister was found outside his church by a cop.
Last March, the Ohio State Legislature passed a resolution encouraging the same. thousands protested at Canadian consulates During Pawlowski’s imprisonment, there was widespread protest in the U.S.
During a speech at the United Conservative Party’s (UCP) annual general meeting last fall, Smith noted that the multiple pastors who were arrested in the generally conservative province ”come to top of mind” She thinks about people unfairly punished for disobeying COVID protocols. She also suggested a plan to pardon these offenders.
Jason Kenney, the former Alberta Premier was caught with 24 members of his cabinet violating COVID rules during a 2021 dinner.
(Keith Beaty / Contributor via Getty Images / File
Pawlowski stated that no evidence was found in Smith’s case. He blamed Smith’s cabinet members for the failure to materialize, saying they feared for their reputations after being part of Smith’s prosecution under Jason Kenney.
“I think the biggest problem is that she appointed the same villains in her cabinet,” Pawlowski stated that several of the cabinet ministers caught were some of the same. violating their own COVID-19 rules during a private dinner in 2021 remain in place.
“She’s extremely weak,” Pawlowski spoke out about the new premier, who he claimed to have known for 15-years since they were both members of Alberta’s Wildrose Party. “Remember, you’re dealing with a flip-flopping politician who crosses the floors, abandons people, promises one thing and changes her mind.”
Calgary, Alberta – Pastor Artur Pawlowski preaches.
(Artur Pawlowski)
“I know her and she wants to please everyone, and she doesn’t stand for anything,” Pawlowski also added. He said that UCP representatives had visited him multiple times to offer him a deal.
“I’m a pastor,” Pawlowski stated. “I’m not Judas Iscariot, I’m not the Whore of Babylon. I don’t betray the people. So, I said no, and then [Smith] came out in public and she says, ‘Well, I’m not bringing amnesty.'”
Fox News Digital reached out to an Alberta spokesperson who declined to comment on Pawlowski’s claims citing the imminent trial.
‘Refining fire’
Pawlowski compared his ordeals with “a refining fire” He said that this has increased the reach of his ministry. invigorated his faith.
“I noticed, even in my own preaching, that everything we went through — and are still going through — only gave us a stronger faith and zeal and confirmation that everything that we read in the Bible is actually the truth,” He stated.
Pawlowski stated that many Canadians who are involved in his ministry continue to feel the effects of the government’s pandemic response. He claims this has caused economic damage to Canada and forced many people he knows to get vaccines.
A sign at Times Square calls to release Pastor Artur Pawlowski, who was currently being held in Alberta in March 2022 after speaking with the trucker convoy.
(Firebrand Action and Media).
He said that COVID-19 protocols weren’t being used in the way they were supposed to be. “to remove or to destroy the middle class.”
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“That’s why the IKEAs and Walmarts were open, but small businesses were commanded to be closed,” He stated. “I could bring my entire church and half of my community to IKEA during the biggest lockdowns, where 500 people were allowed. But I could not have a church service with 100 people.”
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