Man Charged With Conspiracy to Murder at Alberta Border Blockade Asks to Go Directly to Trial

Man Charged With Conspiracy to Murder at Alberta Border Blockade Asks to Go Directly to Trial
A police vehicle looks out over an empty highway in Coutts, Alberta, on Feb. 15, 2022. The Canadian Press
Andrew Chen
Updated:
Christopher Lysak, one of four men charged with conspiracy to murder at an Alberta border blockade protest earlier this year, has asked to go directly to trial.
A lawyer for Lysak, 48, told a Lethbridge judge on April 11 that he is waiving his right to a preliminary hearing in favour of being tried by a judge and jury in the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench.