When is public safety considered?

Everyone deserves due process. “Innocent until proven guilty” is non-negotiable. But the public also deserves something else: a justice system that treats repeated non-compliance with release conditions as a serious warning sign—not paperwork to be recycled.

According to court records, Marcel Alvin Fontaine is facing allegations from two separate timeframes in Nanaimo: a Dec. 23, 2025 set of charges including assault with a weapon (three counts), assault, theft under $5,000, and resisting/obstructing police; and a Feb. 1, 2026 set including break and enter, mischief under $5,000, and breach of undertaking. Court records then list a further allegation on Feb. 2, 2026: breach of a release order.

This isn’t about “an innocent shoplifter.” These are allegations that point to violence, interference with police, intrusion into property, and—most telling—alleged breaches of both an undertaking and a court release order.

That last part is the crack in the system. Release conditions are the system’s promise to the public: we’re letting someone out, but boundaries will protect others. If someone is promptly charged with breaching those boundaries, the obvious question isn’t ideological. It’s practical:

When do we decide that conditions don’t work?

If the answer is “after someone gets seriously hurt,” then public safety has become secondary by design. A justice system that wants public trust must show what happens after repeated alleged breaches: swift consequences, meaningful supervision, and—when the legal tests are met—detention for chronic non-compliers.

Because a “no-go order” that does nothing isn’t justice. It’s a liability.

Marcel Fointaine Court Record

Below is a court-record-based summary of the interactions/entries with Mr. Marcel Fontaine. All are allegations only — charges are not proof.

Court-record timeline for Marcel Alvin Fontaine

Dec. 23, 2025 — alleged offences in Nanaimo

File 93914-1 (6 counts):

3× Assault with a weapon (CCC 267(a))
Theft under $5,000 (CCC 334(b))
Wilfully resisting/obstructing a peace officer (CCC 129(a))
Assault (CCC 266)

Feb. 1, 2026 — alleged offences in Nanaimo

File 93913-1 (3 counts):

Break and enter and commit indictable offence (CCC 348(1)(b))
Mischief $5,000 or under (CCC 430(4))
Breach of undertaking (CCC 145(4)(a))

Feb. 2, 2026 — alleged offence in Nanaimo

File 93914-2-A (1 count):

Breach of release order (CCC 145(5)(a))

Release details

Release granted / release date: Feb. 2, 2026
Release type shown as RON (recognizance)
Amount shown as $200
Adjudicator shown as “LAPRAIRIE, P”

Court appearances (as listed in your appearance table)

Feb. 2, 2026 (1:50 PM) — listed at Port Alberni Law Courts, Room VR9, for 93913-1 and for 93914-1 (each repeated once per count).
Feb. 3, 2026 (1:30 PM) — listed at Port Alberni Law Courts, Room VR9, for 93913-1, 93914-1, and 93914-2-A (again repeated once per count).
Feb. 10, 2026 (9:00 AM) — listed at Nanaimo Law Courts, Room 222, for 93913-1 (counts 1–3), 93914-1 (counts 1–6), and 93914-2-A (count 1), all showing Reason: CLC.

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RCMP ERT ARREST Marcel Alvin Fontaine - Court Record