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Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich, Chris Barber found guilty of mischief

'The Crown has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Lich and Barber have committed mischief,' said Justice Heather Perkins-McVey during the verdict hearing Thursday.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Apr 3, 2025Apr 4, 2025

Freedom Convoy trial resumes, leaders still face possible 10-year jail sentence

After a five-month break, court is back in session for final arguments in the Canadian government's drawn-out case against Tamara Lich and Chris Barber.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Aug 19, 2024Aug 20, 2024

Judge puts Freedom Convoy trial on hold until summer

Justice Heather Perkins-McVey is giving both sides more time to build a case.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Mar 19, 2024Mar 20, 2024

Judge rejects Freedom Convoy leaders’ request to dismiss conspiracy charges as trial resumes

Judge Heather Perkins-McVey 'agreed that there is no direct evidence of common unlawful design between (Tamara) Lich and (Chris) Barber' but said 'there is some circumstantial evidence to be considered.'

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Anthony Murdoch

• Mar 7, 2024Mar 8, 2024

Freedom Convoy leaders’ trial concludes for 2023 but will resume in 2024

The trial, which began on September 5, 2023, was supposed to have lasted just over two weeks.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Dec 12, 2023Dec 12, 2023

Freedom Convoy leader’s lawyer rejects claim that not telling protesters to leave was a ’crime’

The Crown is trying to make a case that Chris Barber and Tamara Lich were co-conspirators and somehow influenced the protesters’ actions.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Dec 11, 2023Dec 12, 2023

Freedom Convoy leaders’ lawyers argue there are five major ‘gaps’ in Crown’s case

These gaps include 'the Crown treating the events as a single protest,' a 'failure to address the presumption of innocence,' and an 'oversimplification of evidence,' among other things, the Democracy Fund noted.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Dec 7, 2023Dec 8, 2023

Canadian gov’t lawyers try to claim Freedom Convoy leaders were overseeing an ‘occupation’

The Crown has attempted to make a case that Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were co-conspirators responsible for the uprising in Ottawa in 2022.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Dec 4, 2023Dec 5, 2023

Freedom Convoy leaders’ lawyers argue defendants encouraged peaceful protesting

Freedom Convoy leader Chris Barber's legal counsel argued that text messages he sent to both police and fellow protesters during the convoy prove he was not encouraging people to commit crimes.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Dec 1, 2023Dec 4, 2023

Judge agrees with Tamara Lich’s counsel that saying ‘hold the line’ was not a call to insurrection

What the Freedom Convoy leader told truckers in the Ottawa anti-COVID jab mandate protest 'could mean, stay true to your conscience and convictions,' Judge Heather Perkins-McVey said on Day 29 of the trial.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Nov 30, 2023Dec 1, 2023

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Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich, Chris Barber found guilty of mischief

Freedom Convoy trial resumes, leaders still face possible 10-year jail sentence

Judge puts Freedom Convoy trial on hold until summer

Judge rejects Freedom Convoy leaders’ request to dismiss conspiracy charges as trial resumes

Freedom Convoy leaders’ trial concludes for 2023 but will resume in 2024

Freedom Convoy leader’s lawyer rejects claim that not telling protesters to leave was a ’crime’

Freedom Convoy leaders’ lawyers argue there are five major ‘gaps’ in Crown’s case

Canadian gov’t lawyers try to claim Freedom Convoy leaders were overseeing an ‘occupation’

Freedom Convoy leaders’ lawyers argue defendants encouraged peaceful protesting

Judge agrees with Tamara Lich’s counsel that saying ‘hold the line’ was not a call to insurrection