Jury selection has started in a trial for three men charged in connection with a blockade at the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta.
Marco Van Huigenbos, Alex Van Herk and Gerhard Janzen are accused of committing mischief over $5,000.
Police claim that the three played a significant role in the 2022 protest.
The defendants greeted and shook hands with supporters at the courthouse in Lethbridge, Alta.
A group of people gathered outside, some holding signs, with one reading “Freedom is God Given Not Government Given.”
The blockade, due to COVID-19 pandemic health rules, caused a standstill at Alberta’s main border crossing for over two weeks.
The trial is set to continue until April 19.
