The charity organizing Tamara Lich’s criminal defence has won the first round, albeit a procedural one, in the ongoing charges Mrs. Lich faces for her participation in the Freedom Convoy protests in 2022. The lawyer representing Mrs. Lich on various mischief-related charges was in the Ontario Court of Justice to obtain evidence and a witness…

The lawyer for Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich is warning the court that the upcoming trial on her criminal charges should not put the entire convoy on trial. Lich was a figurehead of the demonstrations that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for three weeks in 2022 in protest against COVID-19 public health restrictions and the Liberal government….

The charity organizing Tamara Lich’s criminal defence has announced it is crowdfunding to help cover the legal costs of fighting charges stemming from Lich’s involvement in the truckers’ Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa in 2022. Lich’s criminal defence is being financially supported by The Democracy Fund (TDF), a Canadian charity that litigates on constitutional issues….

The charity organizing Tamara Lich’s criminal defence has announced it is crowdfunding to help cover the legal costs of fighting charges stemming from Lich’s involvement in the truckers’ Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa in 2022. Lich’s criminal defence is being financially supported by The Democracy Fund (TDF), a Canadian charity that litigates on constitutional issues….

Commentary It’s just as well that striking federal public servants didn’t use trucks to block roads, interfere with critical infrastructure, and cause Canadians major and lasting inconvenience if not harm. Someone might have said something. For instance, “seize their bank accounts.” Just kidding. Not about blocking roads, etc. Those things really happened. But the only…

Tamara Lich, the grandmother from Medicine Hat, Alberta, who became the face of the Freedom Convoy protest, has written an autobiographical book about her journey. “Hold the Line: My story from the heart of the Freedom Convoy,” was published on April 18. Before being released to the public, however, it was extensively reviewed by Lich’s…

Commentary As criminal justice cases related to the COVID-19 pandemic and citizens’ responses to it make their way through Canada’s agonizingly slow justice system, a disturbing trend of possible judicial bias appears to be emerging. The double standard being applied to prosecutions linked to any form of protests against pandemic restrictions is stark and disturbing….

Two organizers of the Freedom Convoy who wanted $200,000 from funds frozen by the court, and held in trust pending a class action lawsuit for honking during the Ottawa protest earlier this year, were turned down by a judge on Dec. 6. Chris Garrah and Benjamin “BJ” Dichter argued at a hearing on Nov. 15…

Commentary The Rouleau inquiry into Canada’s use of the Emergencies Act in Ottawa is about half done. The public airing of grievances has been going for weeks and while it has been intriguing to observe, is it bringing us any closer to resolution? We have watched a long line of convoy participants take the stand…

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich faced cross-examination at the inquiry into the Emergencies Act on Friday and she pushed back on assertions brought by lawyers opposed to last winter’s trucker-led protest. Lich was asked by Government of Canada’s counsel Andrea Gonsalves whether she was aware that officials had received death threats around the time of…