RELEASE DENIED - COVID-19
Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 11:41AM Mr. Bear applied for release prior to his upcoming impaired trial. One of the reasons was "the Covid-19 Pandemic and the State of Emergency declared Provincially and Federally . . . the appellant herein is 75 years of age and has an underlying health condition, namely he is diabetic". His application was denied: Mr. Bear has a long history of non-compliance with prohibition orders. As the Provincial Court judge noted, Mr. Bear has repeatedly ignored his responsibility to society. I similarly have no confidence that he will behave responsibly in relation to health precautions such as distancing or remaining in his residence. R. v. Bear, 2020 SKQB 109
Regarding his "long history", he is the same person from the precedent setting case of R. v. Bear, 1994 CANLII 4609 (SKCA) where his original sentence of six months jail was increased to three and a half years.