King was found guilty on five of nine charges in November, including mischief and disobeying a court order for his role in the 2022 protest.

Lawyer Monte MacGregor says Pat King's sentence was not surprising and is appropriate and sends a message.

Convoy protest organizer Pat King was sentenced to three months of house arrest in an Ottawa court this morning. The sentence includes 100 hours of community service at a food bank or men’s shelter. It comes on top of nine months he spent in custody both before and during his trial.

The Crown is seeking a sentence of 10 years for King – the maximum penalty. His defence is asking for time served and probation, since King spent about five months in jail after his initial arrest in February 2022 before being granted bail. He spent another week behind bars last summer after the Crown alleged he breached his bail conditions.

OTTAWA — 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King received three months of house arrest in an Ottawa court this morning. King was found guilty on five of nine charges in November, including mischief and disobeying a court order for his role in the 2022 protest that took over downtown Ottawa for three weeks.

Natasha Calvinho, 'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King's lawyer, says King's sentence of three months of house arrest 100 hours of community service and one year of probation is "very balanced." (Feb.

Pat King, a key organizer of the 2022 convoy protest in downtown Ottawa, got a three-month conditional sentence on Wednesday.