An Ontario court has denied bail for Tamara Lich, one of the key organizers of the Freedom Convoy protest that took place in Ottawa’s downtown core opposing federal COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. An Ottawa court judge issued the decision on Feb. 22, after Lich said during a hearing that she would give up advocacy of the protest and return to Alberta. Lich, who was arrested in Ottawa on Feb. 17 and charged with counselling to commit mischief, appeared before Ontario Court Justice Julie Bourgeois in a bail hearing on Feb. 19. Bourgeois reserved her bail decision on Lich until today. “I cannot be reassured that if I release you into the community that you will not reoffend,” Bourgeois said during the ruling. “Your detention is necessary for the protection and safety of the public.” In addition to holding Lich in custody, Bourgeois ordered Lich to have no contact with other convoy organizers Benjamin Dichter, Christopher …