By Rebel News | Created at 2025-04-03 18:46:13 | Updated at 2025-04-05 01:14:47
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Ottawa, April 3, 2025 — Tamara Lich, one of the lead organizers of the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa, has been found guilty of mischief for her role in the weeks-long demonstration that challenged COVID-19 mandates and federal overreach.
The verdict was delivered by Justice Heather Perkins-McVey, after a months-long trial that concluded in September 2024. Lich, along with co-accused Chris Barber, had pleaded not guilty to charges including mischief, intimidation, and counselling others to commit offences.
🚨TAMARA LICH AND CHRIS BARBER FOUND GUILTY OF MISCHIEF FOR LEADING THE PEACEFUL TRUCKER CONVOY.
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) April 3, 2025The Freedom Convoy drew international attention as truckers and thousands of supporters converged on downtown Ottawa in late January and February 2022, calling for an end to vaccine mandates and other pandemic-related restrictions.
The peaceful street protests prompted the Trudeau government to invoke the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history.
A court subsequently ruled that the use of the Emergencies Act was unconstitutional and illegally invoked.
More updates to come as the situation develops.
Sheila Gunn Reid
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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. She's a mother of three, conservative activist, and the author of best-selling books including Stop Notley.
