RCMP working on quick solution with ‘sovereign citizens’ like Freeman-on-the-Land

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – RCMP say they’re working towards a peaceful solution after reports that some self-proclaimed sovereign citizens have taken over a trapper’s cabin in northern Alberta.

Cpl. Roy Kennedy says officers are looking into complaints relating to property about 60 kilometres southeast of Grande Prairie.

A spokeswoman with Alberta Environment says that back in May, several people had been illegally living in tents on public land in the area.

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They were given an eviction order but refused to leave, saying they were going to start up their own country.

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The government says the group’s philosophy is consistent with the Freeman-on-the-Land movement.

Last month, police in Calgary arrested a man on outstanding warrants who had claimed a duplex as his embassy, changed the locks and refused to leave.

Video: A look inside the former ‘Freeman embassy’