Pat King

Patrick James King (born August 2, 1977) is a Canadian far-right activist, known for protesting COVID-19 mandates. He has led the Wexit movement advocating for secession from Canada of Alberta and other western provinces, led the United We Roll movement, and acted as a regional organizer for the Canada convoy protest.

King was arrested on February 18, 2022, at the convoy protests in Ottawa and was convicted on five charges including mischief and disobeying a court order. He was released on bail on July 18, 2022 and was subsequently sentenced to 3 months plus time served.

Activism and demonstration Prior to being ordered by the courts to stop, His Facebook profile had 341,000 followers in July 2023.

United We Roll

King was a co-organizer and a driver for the United We Roll yellow vest protest in 2019 and spoke of the importance of a gas pipeline and of the employment benefits of the oil and gas industry.

In September 2020, he organized a second counter-protest in Ponoka and threatened violence against anti-racist protests whom he characterized as Antifa.

COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

In August 2021, King and Chris Sky visited Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and spoke as part of a No-Vaxx Pass tour, in which they encouraged Canadians to defy the rules about vaccine passports. Also in August, King incorrectly claimed that his actions led to easing of COVID-19 public health measures in Alberta. His misunderstanding was a result of his misreading court documents rejecting his appeal against a parking ticket. The video went viral, resulting in pressure upon the Athabasca Health Authority and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations to put out statements, correcting the misinformation.

In November 2021, King claimed in a social media message that there was no evidence that COVID-19 exists. In December, King said of the public health measures: "The only way this is going to be solved is with bullets."

2021 federal election King has accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of stealing the 2021 Canadian federal election and in the lead up to the Canada convoy protest advised his social media followers to stock up on food and supplies as preparation for "what's coming".

King suggested that someone was going to make Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "catch a bullet" one day.

Criminal trial history King was arrested on February 18, 2022, during the convoy protests as part of a police operation aimed at peacefully ending the occupation. He broadcast the arrest via his Facebook page. He was held in the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre.

King was denied bail after a justice of the peace determined that there was a substantive likelihood of King reoffending given his criminal history and the overwhelming case presented by the Crown. His lawyer had argued for bail due to the risk that King could catch COVID-19 in jail while awaiting trial. This prompted the judge to address the irony of the situation: "an individual whose raison d'etre is to protest vehemently against public health measures designed to reduce the spread of COVID, would now suggest that the delay or the potential for being infected at a detention centre could impact the court's decision."

On March 24, 2022, an additional four charges were laid against King, who is now co-accused with Tyson George Billings, bringing the new total to ten charges: two counts of obstructing police, two counts of intimidation, one count of counselling intimidation, one count of disobeying a court order, counselling to commit mischief, mischief, counselling to disobey a court order, and counselling to obstruct police.

King was granted bail on July 18, 2022, and forbidden from using social media, contacting convoy leaders, or organizing convoy-related protests. King's trial was initially scheduled for November 27, 2023. A request to relocate the trial away from Ottawa was initially rejected by Superior Court justice Kevin Phillip in April 2023. Phillip set aside that ruling in June after a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada, two days after his decision, altered the standard by which justices may deny applications. In July 2023, King was permitted by the courts to restart using social media to fundraise for his legal costs, which had reached $170,000. In August 2023, King ordered back into custody for alleged bail violations for a week before being released with stricter restrictions.

In November 2023, King's trial date was moved to May 2024. The Crown's arguments focused on King's leadership of the protests and heavily cited his social media posts. King's defence denied this, argued that police had stopped the protestors from leaving, and that King had urged for peace and cooperation.

On November 22, 2024, King was convicted of five charges of mischief, counselling to commit mischief, and disobeying a court order. King was acquitted of three charges of intimidation, counselling to commit intimidation, and obstructing a public or peace officer. In March 2025, the Crown said that it would be appealing the sentence.

Views and conspiracy theories King has a history of anti-Muslim, white nationalist, and far-right conspiracy theories. He has shared videos online promoting the white genocide conspiracy theory, including saying on social media, "There's an endgame: It's called depopulation of the Caucasian race."

King accused the government of Canada of permitting Islamic State terrorists to enter Canada as refugees, of "normalizing pedophilia", and of adopting an immigration policy to "depopulate the white, Anglo-Saxon race".

King has said that the only way to end Canadian public health measures against COVID-19 may be achieved "with bullets". King also commented that Justin Trudeau was going to catch a bullet.

Personal life King was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

King has claimed to have Métis heritage and has claimed to be affiliated with Garden River First Nation and to have family connections to the Thessalon First Nation. Garden River Chief Andy Rickar has contested this claim, stating that King has "no ties to Garden River". Furthermore, the local Métis community maintains that he does not meet the criteria for membership in the Métis Nation of Ontario.