In researching the situation with The Coutts 4 for a future article to be published in Newsweek, it has come to my attention that the men are being tortured and abused even more than I was initially aware. Extended periods of solitary confinement and denial of necessary medical treatment are but two of the abuses being heaped upon Canada's most infamous political prisoners, and one of their advocates joins Voice Of GO(r)D to fill us in on the disheartening and disgusting details.
Nikki Thom is a lifelong friend and business associate of Anthony (Tony) Olienick, one of four men arrested by RCMP at the Coutts, Alberta, border crossing during Freedom Convoy demonstrations in February 2022. Nikki very graciously joined the show to discuss the complete and utter abandonment of these men, and the contemptuous disregard for their health and basic standards of care which are typically afforded all other prisoners.
Please listen carefully to this discussion, and then take the time to share this episode, or better yet, send it to the various authorities listed below; it is beyond time for them to start doing their jobs.
And once you are done with that, take some time to write the men themselves - they need all the encouragement and support they can get.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith 1-780-427-2251
Email- [email protected])
Deputy Premier Mike Ellis 1-780-415-9550.
Email- [email protected])
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange 1-780-427-3665
Email- [email protected])
Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery 1-780-427-2339
Alberta Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Dan Williams 1-780-427-0165
Email- [email protected])
MLA Livingstone Macleod Chelsae Petrovic
Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf 1-403-320-1011
Foothills MP John Barlow 1-403-603-3665
Member of Parliament (Lethbridge) Rachael Thomas 1-403-320-0070
Official Administrator of AHS John Cowell
Email- [email protected])
Office of the Correctional Investigator Dr Ivan Zinger 1-877-885-8848
Chief Program Officer AHS- Kerry Bales Email- [email protected])
You can write letters to all of the men at the following addresses - use black or blue ink on white paper, using white envelopes, nothing else.
Anthony Olienick
Inmate#2200620
Care of Medicine Hat Remand Centre
874 Second Street SE
Medicine Hat, AB
T1A 8H2
Chris Carbert
Inmate #1322255
Care of Lethbridge Correctional Centre
PO Bag 3001
Lethbridge, AB
T1J 3Z3
Jerry Morin
Inmate #2182289
Care of Calgary Correctional Centre
11808 85 Street NW
Calgary, AB
T3R 1J3
Chris Lysak
Inmate #1477491
Care of Lethbridge Correctional Centre
PO Bag 3001
Lethbridge, AB
T1J 3Z3
Thank you for taking the time to write, and for caring.