Ontario Government Appeals Acquittal of Grandfather Charged With Mischief at Freedom Convoy

Allen Remley, a 70-year-old grandfather from Ontario, pictured in Africa performing missionary work, was acquitted on mischief charges in relation to the Freedom Convoy. The Crown launched an appeal of his acquittal in April 2023. Courtesy Jim Karahalios

The Ontario government is appealing the acquittal of a grandfather charged with mischief and police obstruction, after police accused him of providing gas in jerry cans to Freedom Convoy protestors in Ottawa in February 2022.

Allen Remley, a 70-year-old grandfather of 16 and father of four who lives near Guelph, was found not guilty of all charges on Feb. 1 by Ontario Court Justice Heather Perkins-McVey. He was accused of charges in relation to a children’s red wagon filled with jerry cans on Feb. 12, 2022, in Ottawa, near his vehicle.