Pat King, a prominent figure during the Freedom Convoy protest this winter, has been granted bail and will be released after spending 150 days in jail. The decision, delivered on July 18 by Superior Court Justice Anne London-Weinstein, comes after a two-day bail review for King last week in an Ottawa court. The proceedings were…
Tamara Lich to Remain in Jail While Awaiting Bail Review Set for Late July
A bail review will be held on July 25 for Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich who is awaiting trial in an Ontario court on allegations of breaching her bail terms, her lawyer said. The bail review for Lich’s case was scheduled at the Ontario Superior Court at the earliest available date, according to defence lawyer…
Tamara Lich Is Canada’s Prisoner of Conscience
Commentary According to Amnesty International, a prisoner of conscience is “someone who has not used or advocated violence or hatred in the circumstances leading to their imprisonment but is imprisoned solely because of who they are (sexual orientation, ethnic, national or social origin, language, birth, colour, sex or economic status) or what they believe (religious,…
Tory MP Asks Privacy Commissioner to Review Freezing of Accounts During Emergency Declaration
A Conservative MP is asking the privacy commissioner to review events surrounding the freezing of financial accounts of Freedom Convoy supporters during the public order emergency declared by the government in February. MP Adam Chambers wrote to commissioner Philippe Dufresne on July 6 to highlight that a study on the issue done by the House…
Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich Denied Bail, Will Remain in Custody to Await Trial
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…
Tamara Lich to Remain in Jail to Await Court Decision on Charge of Breaching Bail Terms
Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich will remain in jail again to await an Ontario court’s decision on whether she breached her bail conditions when she attended a June 16 award ceremony event in Toronto, at which fellow convoy organizer Tom Marrazo was present. Justice of the Peace Paul Harris said at Lich’s July 5 court…
Crown Says Tamara Lich Breached Bail Terms by Interacting With Fellow Convoy Organizer
OTTAWA—Crown prosecutors say Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich had an interaction with convoy spokesperson Tom Marazzo at a June 16 event in Toronto in violation of her bail conditions. The Crown cited the allegation while Lich appeared before a court in Ottawa over allegations that she failed to comply with her bail conditions. The crown…
Freedom Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich Will Remain Behind Bars to Await Bail Hearing on July 5
Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich will remain in jail until July 5, when a full-day bail hearing will be held. Lich was initially set to attend a bail hearing on June 29, but following a series of delays, the court announced on June 30 that a full-day hearing will be held on July 5 instead. On…
Higher Fines, More Police in Ottawa for Canada Day Weekend, City Says
The City of Ottawa has promised strict enforcement of new, hefty fines as it heads into Canada Day weekend. A tweet from the Ottawa By-law account on June 29 publicized the new $1000 fines for things such as “unusual noise,” shouting, public urination or defication, encumbering a highway, or idling. Please be advised, a number of…
[PREMIERING NOW] The Inside Story of the Canadian Trucker Protests—Andrew Peloso and Jeremy Regoto
This episode will premiere on Tuesday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “You could tell they were fighting for something bigger than just becoming a viral hit overnight or trying to take power. They were fighting for their families. They didn’t have a job to go back to, so this was their last shot….
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