Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich has been denied bail after appearing in an Ottawa court on July 8. She will remain in custody to await trial on allegations she breached bail terms set previously. Her next court date is scheduled for July 14.
Defence lawyer Lawrence Greenspon said Lich is “understandably disappointed” and that she wishes to regain her freedom as soon as possible.
The hearing was held after the Crown alleged Lich had breached her bail conditions when she attended a June 16 award ceremony in Toronto, at which she interacted with fellow convoy organizer Tom Marrazo.
Marazzo, a military veteran, volunteered as a spokesman for the truckers’ Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa in February, which called for an end to the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions….