During a brief appearance in court Monday in Ottawa, King also shed light on an issue that was widely discussed last week by his online supporters: whether he has legal representation. “Cal Rosemond is not my adviser,” King told the court Monday, referring to the Toronto-based human rights defender who also represents prominent anti-mask Chris (Sky) Saccoccia. Rosemond represented King at an unsuccessful bail hearing in February. He also attended King’s court hearing on March 24, but made it clear at the time that he had not been detained to represent the leader of the protests on that occasion. On Monday, King said he had now retained two lawyers for the upcoming bail review: Nikolaos Haritsis and Dave Goodman. Concerns have been raised about whether King will need legal assistance when he is finally tried on 10 criminal charges, including harassment, counseling for obstruction of police, counseling for obstruction of police, court breach, intimidation (two counts), intimidation counseling and obstruction of the police (two charges). “I’m currently shopping for a lawyer because of the importance of this issue,” King said. “I want to make sure we have the right representation.” After the bail test determines whether King will be kept behind bars waiting for his tracks, his next court appearance is scheduled for April 19. Tamara Lich, Chris Barber and Steeve Charland – all identified as convoy leaders – have been released on bail pending trial.
