2022 Ottawa "Freedom Convoy" protest organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber face trial for mischief, intimidation, and counselling others to break the law.
An Ottawa court is set to hear final arguments for acquittal from the legal teams of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" protest in 2022 against pandemic restrictions. The protest, which brought massive crowds and thousands of big rig trucks to downtown Ottawa, led to charges of mischief, intimidation, and counselling others to break the law for both. Their trial, marked by numerous starts and stops, has been ongoing since last September, with Barber's lawyer arguing that he is not responsible for individual protest participants' actions, while the Crown maintains the two knowingly crossed the line between legal protest and illegal mischief.
August 19, 2024
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