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Convoy figure seeking U.S. asylum wanted on Canada-wide warrant
James Bauder missed a court date in Ottawa earlier this week, claims he's victim of political persecution
Convoy organizer seeking asylum in United StatesA key figure in the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" who's seeking asylum in the United States is being sought on a Canada-wide warrant after he failed to appear in court in Ottawa to face criminal charges for his role in the protest.
James Bauder, who left Canada this summer, is facing charges including mischief and intimidation. He claims he's being politically persecuted and said he's raised nearly $13,000 online to cover his legal fees.
Earlier this week, Bauder missed a Superior Court date in Ottawa, prompting a judge to order his arrest.
During the public commission investigating the federal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to end the 2022 protest, Bauder said he helped lead a smaller convoy to Ottawa in 2021 to protest public health rules.
During that trip, he delivered a "memorandum of understanding" (MOU) to the Senate and the governor general. It demanded the cancellation of COVID-19 measures and for then prime minister Justin Trudeau to step down for "committing treason and crimes against humanity."
Bauder was soon communicating online with other convoy leaders including Pat King, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, and by January 2022 they were on their way to Ottawa.
James Bauder appears as a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Nov. 3, 2022. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
'Political persecution' argument rejected
Bauder, a resident of Calgary before he fled to the U.S., has argued he's the victim of "political persecution" and tried to have his court case moved from Ottawa to Brockville or North Bay, Ont.
"I believe that I will not get a fair trial in Ottawa because I participated in a very high-profile, highly politicized, lawful protest directed at the federal government in Ottawa," he said during a February 2023 hearing, adding the city is full of government employees who are "not my peers."
That bid was rejected when a Superior Court justice told Bauder it was "baseless in fact and boils down to his concern that most Ottawa residents do not share his political views."
The Crown maintains there has been no political persecution in Bauder's case, and the judge overseeing the matter has been adamant the Superior Court is unbiased.
Bauder
led his own convoy to Ottawa in the fall of 2021, months before the
larger protest that took over the city's downtown for more than three
weeks. (James Bauder/Facebook)
Bauder is also named in a class action by Ottawa residents seeking millions in damages over the 2022 protest and three-week takeover of the city's downtown.
Since he has been in the United States, Bauder has appeared at events and done interviews with affiliates of Donald Trump including MAGA influencers Roger Stone and Wayne Allyn Root, who vowed to personally deliver Bauder's asylum claim to the president.
Bauder's trial is scheduled for three weeks in November and December. Other key convoy protest figures including Tamara Lich, Chris Barber and Pat King have been found guilty for their roles in the 2022 protest.
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Convoy organizer James Bauder ordered back to Canada despite American asylum claim
Updated August 26: At a brief court hearing this afternoon, lawyer Eric Granger told the court that lawyer Lawrence Greenspon was now representing Bauder in this matter. The matter was deferred to August 27 so that Greenspon could attend. Greenspon and Granger also represented Tamara Lich in her convoy-related court case.
Bauder was not present for the hearing, and Crown prosecutor Tim Radcliffe told the court that, based on social media posts, he doubted that Bauder would be present for the August 27 hearing.
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Trucker convoy organizer James Bauder got the exact opposite of what he wanted from a court hearing August 11.
Bauder is facing five serious charges over his actions during the convoy occupation in 2022, and in response says he has filed to obtain political asylum in the United States.
At the hearing, his lawyer requested the judge either adjourn Bauder’s trial on those charges until after his asylum petition is heard, or stay the charges. This would save court time, avoid subsequent appeals, and safeguard Bauder’s legal rights, the lawyer said.
Instead, Bauder found himself ordered back to Ottawa later this month.
Superior Court Justice Kevin Phillips issued a summons to have Bauder appear before him in person on August 26 – to further discuss the adjournment and confirm whether Bauder will be in Ottawa for his trial.
Now in the United States, where he has filed for asylum
According to Bauder’s Facebook page, he is currently living somewhere in the United States. He said he attended the MAGA-related America First-Ground Zero Conference in Las Vegas on August 9-10. He posted a photo of himself posing with Rudy Giuliani at the conference.
Bauder was not present at the August 11 hearing, but instead was represented by lawyer Adam Blake-Gallipeau. At the hearing, it was confirmed that Bauder’s release order requires that he notify the Ottawa Police service of any change in residence and that he attend his trial in person.
Phillips said he was quite concerned about Bauder’s compliance with the order and this was the basis for compelling Bauder’s presence in person.
If Bauder doesn’t appear, the judge said he would consider submissions on whether to issue a warrant to appear under section 512.3 of the Criminal Code “or other potential outcomes that may reveal themselves to be appropriate.” A warrant, unlike a summons, could be enforced in the United States.
On Facebook, Bauder was defiant in response to the summons.
“My lawyers in USA have advised me that I can not return to Canada. The Crown and Judge knows this and yet they still continue to double down and commit lawfare against me and my Canadian Lawyer … The ANSWER is NO, I will never return to Canada because that would put my political asylum case in jeopardy.”
He claimed that an extradition warrant “takes years to process. This is not something I will wake up on the 27th and have police putting me in handcuffs and flying me back to Canada.”
Arrested at the end of the convoy occupation
Bauder is charged with
- mischief by wilfully obstructing, interrupting or interfering with the lawful use, enjoyment or operation of property;
- intimidation by blocking or obstructing a highway;
- resisting or wilfully obstructing a peace officer in the execution of his duty; and
- two counts of counselling to commit an indictable offence.
These charges are in relation to the occupation of downtown Ottawa with trucks by anti-vaccination and anti-government protesters in January/February, 2022. Bauder’s trial is currently scheduled from November 10 to December 1, 2025.
In rejecting a 2023 application to move Bauder’s trial outside Ottawa, Justice Charles Hackland noted in his decision that “Large numbers of residents and workers in the downtown area suffered stress, personal injury and economic losses during the convoy occupation. … The protesters blocked their neighbourhoods, kept them awake at nights by the honking of truck horns, and gasoline fumes, and in some cases subjected them to personal harassment, and obstructed their businesses.”
Asked the Governor General and Senate to end vaccine mandates
Bauder was a high-profile anti-vaccine protester starting in 2021 and present in Ottawa for the entire length of the convoy occupation.
He is best known for the “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) which he proposed be signed by the Governor General and the Senate along with Bauder and his wife (supposedly representing the people of Canada). This MOU would cease all pandemic restrictions, vaccine passports, and vaccine mandates, and (completely unconstitutionally) impose this decision on all elected bodies: federal, provincial, and municipal.
In Feb 18-24, 2022, an average of 5,902 new cases of COVID-19 were reported daily across Canada, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
The MOU gained little support and was eventually withdrawn by Bauder on February 8, 2022. Bauder was arrested on February 20, 2022, during the occupation cleanup. He was in Ottawa’s downtown core when he allegedly refused directions by an Ottawa Police officer to leave the area.
Judge finds no evidence of political persecution
At the hearing, the judge asked Blake-Gallipeau what the basis was for Bauder’s asylum application, but Blake-Gallipeau said he did not have the document before him.
Bauder has a GiveSendGo fundraising page for his asylum claim. On it, he claims he is seeking asylum because of government political persecution.
“The Canadian government has made clear it will not stop until he is silenced, imprisoned, and made an example of. … Never before has a peaceful protestor – whose actions were nonviolent and open – been threatened with more than a decade in prison, had his bank accounts frozen, or faced such an intense campaign of political and media demonization.”
He has also started a petition to have all those charged in the convoy protests granted clemency “through the Royal Prerogative of Mercy,” similar to how U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned the January 6 rioters in Washington, DC.
At the hearing, Blake-Gallipeau argued that not adjourning the trial and requiring Bauder’s attendance in person at it would be “unfair and prejudicial” – that Bauder would have to choose between “his internationally protected rights and his right to a fair trial.” It would also effectively prejudge his asylum application, since, under international law, asylum seekers should not have to return to a country while their claim is being heard, he said. It would have an adverse precedential effect on Canada’s international treaty obligations, he contended.
Crown prosecutor Tim Radcliffe responded that the prosecution was “anything but politically motivated” but instead was for Bauder’s role in the convoy protest. The claims of political persecution have no merit, he said, and the request for adjournment does not fit any of the standard reasons for adjournment (e.g., a change in lawyer or medical reasons).
Radcliffe did support the possibility of Bauder appearing virtually via Zoom rather than in person.
Justice Phillips said he was not prepared to rule on an adjournment “at this time” because he had insufficient information before him.
“There is no evidence before me capable of supporting any conclusion that the indictment before the court is a political prosecution or persecution. Bald assertions are not evidence.”
“That said, I am interested in hearing from the man and the need to be reluctant to reach for a warrant when a summons might suffice. I am concerned that Mr. Bauder may be conducting himself in such a way as to undermine the integrity of his undertaking.
“In the circumstances, the court is no longer content to have counsel of record appear for Mr. Bauder. … It seems an appropriate instance where he should physically come to court.”
He then ordered that Bauder “appear personally before me” on August 26, and disagreed that Zoom would be suitable.
Blake-Gallipeau has also defended several other clients associated with the convoy and is associated with The Democracy Fund, which is funding Tamara Lich’s defence.
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About The BUZZ
The Centretown BUZZ is a monthly, non-profit community newspaper serving the neighbourhood of Centretown in Ottawa (everything north of the Queensway to the Ottawa River, from LRT Line 2 to the Rideau Canal.) The local districts we cover include LeBreton Flats, Little Italy, Chinatown, downtown, Bank Street, and Sparks Street, as well as many others in this area. We cover all of Somerset Ward in the City of Ottawa.
We cover community news and events, local history, and issues affecting Centretown residents. We publish regular reports from the Centretown and Dalhousie Community Associations, our city councillor, and our MP and MPP, and we feature several regular columnists. Other organizations and individuals contribute on an occasional basis, and a small team of writers and photographers covers news and current events.
Articles are always welcome: we can’t publish everything but we’re always happy to consider stories. We don’t normally accept poetry or fiction. If you’re a cannabis retailer, please don’t ask us for free advertorial.
Curious about something going on in the neighbourhood? Is there something happening you think we should know about? Send us a tip.
Interested in getting experience as a journalist? We’re happy to assign you stories (or accept your ideas) and will work with you with advice and editing.
Concerned about an issue affecting your neighbourhood? Drop us a letter to the editor or an op-ed.
Get in touch by email (editor@centretownbuzz.ca) or phone (613-565-6012 ext 2).
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