By: Sean Frankling
Crown attorneys withdrew a trespassing charge against Canon Michael Van Dusen Dec. 23, citing the arresting officers' failure to provide their notes during discovery. Van Dusen was one of nine interfaith climate activists arrested during a sit-in climate protest at a downtown Toronto branch of the Royal Bank of Canada April 9, 2024. The court proceedings lasted about 20 seconds. Van Dusen had previously pled not guilty to the charge.












