Ontario court sentences military reservist who breached Rideau Hall to six years in prison

'There was no indication he has renounced the conspiracy views he held, nor is there any indication that he recognizes the wrongfulness of taking armed action to express his political views,' says Justice Robert Wadden.

Corey Hurren, right, said he wanted to register his discontentment with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, over lockdown measures and the ban on certain assault-style firearms.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of LinkedIn

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

March 10, 2021

A Manitoba Canadian Army veteran was sentenced to six years in prison for driving his truck through the gates of Rideau Hall in search of the prime minister, a politically motivated attack that he had not shown any remorse for, says an Ontario court justice.

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