Kevin J. Johnston sentenced to jail time, fined $20k

CALGARY – A controversial candidate in Calgary’s mayoral race has been sentenced to 40 days in jail for breaking Alberta’s COVID-19 health orders.

Kevin J. Johnston was in court Wednesday morning for sentencing after being found guilty of three counts of civil contempt for holding illegal gatherings during the pandemic earlier this year.

Justice Adam Germain says Kevin J. Johnston is a charismatic individual & instead of devoting his energy & power of persuasion to get people to follow health orders, wear masks, get vaccinated, he decided to do the opposite. Germain says Albertans are dying. #yyc #yeg #abpoli

— Saif Kaisar (@StaySaif) September 8, 2021

Alberta Justice Adam Germain says Kevin J. Johnston is a charismatic individual and instead of devoting his energy and power of persuasion to get people to follow health orders, wear masks, get vaccinated, he decided to do the opposite.

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Germain says Albertans are dying and people like Johnston need to understand the reality of the COVID-19 death toll.

He added it would help save people if Johnston went out on the trail and urged people to follow health orders, but points out Johnston did the contrary.

Justice Germain says he recommends Johnston get vaccinated before going going the Calgary Remand Centre, insinuating there could be COVID spread there. Johnston chose not to speak. The sanctions were a joint submission by both his and AHS' counsels. #yyc #yeg #Alberta

— Saif Kaisar (@StaySaif) September 8, 2021

Germain says he recommends Johnston get vaccinated before going the Calgary Remand Centre, insinuating there could be COVID-19 spread there.

Johnston chose not to speak. He’ll serve 40 days in jail, be fined $20,000, and is not allowed to attend gatherings that breach health orders.

Johnston will serve his jail time on weekends.

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The sanctions were a joint submission by both his and AHS’ counsels.

Last week he pleaded guilty to hate crimes charges in Ontario.

He also still has a lingering case involving an assault charge in Dawson Creek, B.C.

That case is expected to play out in court later this year.