Lich Didn’t Conspire With Fellow Freedom Convoy Organizer to Break Laws: Lawyer

OTTAWA—Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich did not conspire with Chris Barber to break any laws when organizing the protest against COVID-19 mandates, and Crown lawyers have not submitted sufficient evidence to prove that she did, her lawyer said in his closing arguments. “None of the actions of Tamara Lich that you have in evidence in this case are, on their face, unlawful,” defence lawyer Eric Granger said in court on Aug. 20. “If one were to look at specifically the actions and words of Tamara Lich,” he said, “respectfully, the Crown would have no case.” Lich and Barber are charged with mischief, intimidation, and counselling others to break the law, while Barber is also accused of counselling others to disobey a court order. Their trial, which was initially supposed to last just 17 days, has dragged on for nearly a year due to technical glitches, legal arguments, and court delays....