Crown Calls Case Against Freedom Convoy Organizers ‘Overwhelming’ as Trial Returns in Ottawa

Published on August 13, 2024

OTTAWA—As the trial of Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber nears its end, Crown lawyers argued in their closing statement that the case against the two is “overwhelming.” “As the Crown mentioned in its opening address and emphasized during this trial, Mr. Barber and Ms. Lich are not on trial for their politics,” said Crown lawyer Siobhain Wetscher on Aug. 13. “It’s the unlawful means that they employed to pursue their political and end goals.” Barber and Lich are currently on trial for mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief, and intimidation in connection with the trucker protest in early 2022. The demonstration saw hundreds of vehicles flood the streets of downtown Ottawa to protest COVID-19-related public health restrictions and vaccine mandates....

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