Defence counsel has recommended time served as an appropriate sentence for three Coastal GasLink pipeline opponents convicted of criminal contempt for blockading a worksite in Northwest B.C., near Houston.

Frances Mahon, defence counsel for Sleydo' (Molly Wickham), Shaylynn Sampson, and Corey Jocko, argued this morning (Oct. 16) that time already spent in police custody following their Nov. 19, 2021 arrests should constitute a fit sentence.

Mahon disputed the Crown’s argument that further jail time is necessary because contempt undermines the judicial process. She also said that a sentence of time served is needed to help repair the reputation of the justice system, citing what she described as abhorrent conduct by RCMP officers during the arrests.

In a ruling delivered during an abuse

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