Trial bogs down for Freedom Convoy leaders as gov’t takes its time calling witnesses
Lawrence Greenspon, the lawyer for Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich, expects the proceedings to far exceed the 16 scheduled days.
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Judge orders gov’t to provide list of videos it wants to use as evidence against Freedom Convoy leaders
The seventh day of the trial included the court viewing a video of a press conference from 2022 at which Tamara Lich and Chris Barber call for media fairness in coverage of the protests.
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Police were ordered not to give ‘one inch’ to Freedom Convoy protesters, officer testifies at leaders’ trial
An Ottawa police officer told the court that protesters were not allowed to move closer to Canada’s Parliament building, which he said would have mitigated disruptions to the city.
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Canadian dad charged for participating in Freedom Convoy granted bail without conditions
Trucking company owner Harold Jonker was in custody briefly after turning himself in to police and told to appear in court on June 7.
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Canadian dad facing criminal charges from Freedom Convoy told to turn himself in to police a year later
The trucking company owner faces one charge of mischief for obstructing property, another for intimation by blocking or obstructing a highway, and two counts of counsel for an uncommitted, indictable offence.
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Police arrest Canadian teens at Freedom Convoy anniversary rally after altercation over flag
Two members of a pro-freedom group were briefly detained near Parliament in Ottawa before being released.
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Ontario police rep offered apology to Freedom Convoy leaders for Ottawa police’s fuel raid in February
'An Ontario Provincial Police liaison apologized to Freedom Convoy organizers after Ottawa police raided the Coventry fuel site, telling them he and his colleagues felt ‘betrayed’ by the Ottawa Police Service.
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Ottawa police chief says horn honking at Freedom Convoy protests only ‘felt’ violent
'Not the Criminal Code definition of violence but the violence [citizens] felt by having excessive horns blared.'
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Gov’t official wanted Freedom Convoy crushed because it was the ‘spiritual source of the protest movement’
Trudeau's deputy minister was worried not of public safety, but that the Freedom Convoy was 'acting as fuel for the engagement of others.'
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Ottawa cop who donated to Freedom Convoy pleads guilty to discreditable conduct
The constable made the donation before any police action was taken.
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