Trial for Freedom Convoy Organizers Finishes, Verdict to Come Within Six Months

The trial for Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, initially scheduled to last 16 days, has finally come to a close more than a year later. But a decision may still be as much as six months away. “I do not know, at this moment, when I will be in a position to give my decision,” Justice Heather Perkins-McVey told the Ottawa court on Sept. 13. Perkis-McVey said coming to a decision would be “a little daunting” given the size and scope of the case and the number of other trials she is presiding over. She coordinated with Crown and defence lawyers at the end of the hearing to agree that Nov. 17 will be a “check-in date.”...