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Convoy Organizer Lich Remains Behind Bars as Defence Says Bail Judge’s Past Ties to Liberals Ground for Reversal

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich remains behind bars until at least March 7, marking 19 days in custody, as the judge overhearing her bail review on March 2 said the next hearing session would be the following week. Among the arguments raised by Lich’s defence is that the judge who denied her bail was biased…


‘Free Tamara’: Alberta MLA Calls for Release of Freedom Convoy Organizer

An Alberta MLA is calling for the release of his constituent Tamara Lich, who remains behind bars for organizing the truckers’ Freedom Convoy protest to oppose federal COVID-19 mandates.  Drew Barnes, MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat, issued a statement titled “Free Tamara” in a Twitter post on Feb. 27, saying it is a “miscarriage of justice” that Lich is still detained…


Court Denies Bail for Freedom Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich

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…


Freedom Convoy Organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich Arrested in Ottawa

Chris Barber and Tamara Lich, two lead organizers of the Freedom Convoy protest, have been arrested in Ottawa, according to reports online. While the Ottawa Police Service told The Epoch Times it cannot confirm or deny the arrests until charges are laid, attorney Chris Wilson who has represented the organizers in past cases confirmed that…


Canadians ‘Deliberately Misled’ by Government and Media on Diversity of Truck Protest, Professor Says

Canadians are being deliberately misled by the Trudeau government and their “arms in the media” on the large diversity of supporters of the trucker convoy demonstration in Ottawa, an academic says. Since the “Freedom Convoy” converged in Canada’s capital on Jan. 29 to protest federal vaccine mandates and other pandemic-related policies, supporters say the movement…