Court puts Freedom Convoy leaders’ trial on hold after resuming for just one day in the new year
Because the trial has lasted far longer than expected, new dates for the proceedings are being determined.
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Freedom Convoy leaders’ trial set to resume this week after long break
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber will be back in court for the first time since December 7, 2023 on Thursday, January 4.
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Calgary pastor fights trespassing charges for silently praying in municipal building
'Is the City of Calgary seriously saying you need a permit to pray in a municipal building?' lawyer Alan Honner questioned.
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Freedom Convoy lawyers ask for dismissal of Ottawa citizens’ $290 million class-action suit
Lawyers representing Freedom Convoy leaders filed an application to dismiss the lawsuit as a 'Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) – a lawsuit designed to silence the expression of peaceful protesters.'
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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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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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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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Freedom Convoy leaders’ defense argues Crown has failed to meet legal threshold for conspiracy
In court on Monday, the defense teams of Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber again argued that the Crown has failed to establish that a criminal conspiracy existed between the two defendants.
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Freedom Convoy leaders’ lawyers ask court to dismiss ‘weak’ case over lack of evidence
'There is no evidence of any of the leaders of the Freedom Convoy 2022 agreeing to pursue their ends by way of illegal activity,' the defense team wrote, asking for the case to be dismissed.
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Prosecutors in Freedom Convoy leaders’ case abruptly stop calling witnesses
The trial will resume on November 27, at which point the defense for Freedom Convoy leaders' Tamara Lich and Chris Barber will begin calling forth its witnesses.
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