By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 30, 2023 7:39 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Crown is expected to lay out its case for why evidence against one “Freedom Convoy” organizer should apply to the other in the criminal trial of two of the protest’s leaders. Tamara Lich and Chris … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 3, 2023 6:37 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The judge in the criminal trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers is expected to deliver a ruling Friday about the admissibility of internal police documents as evidence. Crown prosecutors and the Ottawa Police Service have argued … Read more
The Ottawa Police Service incident commander in charge of the “Freedom Convoy” response told the court hearing a trial of two of its organizers that work to shrink the footprint was undermined after the first weekend by an order to not to give an inch of downtown. Insp. Russell Lucas told the court that police … Read more
Two of the main figureheads of the “Freedom Convoy” protest are set to stand trial in Ottawa starting Tuesday. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are both accused of mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief, and intimidation. As the trial gets underway and is expected to last 16 days, Global News breaks down what … Read more
Crown prosecutor Tim Radcliffe says that “Freedom Convoy” organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber’s political views are not on trial, but rather the means they allegedly employed to achieve their ends. The charges of mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief, and intimidation stem from the demonstration that saw hundreds of trucks and thousands … Read more