'I will fight them until Jesus comes': Pastor Pawlowski appeals his conviction to the Supreme Court

Artur Pawlowski, known internationally for defying government COVID-19 policies and spending nearly two months in pre-trial custody, is taking his case to the Supreme Court after the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld his mischief conviction.

"They're sending a strong message to all Canadians," said Pawlowski after his conviction was upheld, "and that message is 'don't you dare oppose us [the government]."

The conviction stemmed from a "fiery" sermon he delivered in 2022 at an anti-COVID-19 mandates protest which blocked the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alberta.