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Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are on trial for criminal charges related to their roles in the Ottawa convoy protests in 2022.

Crown lays out convoy protest conspiracy argument
The Crown is expected to lay out its case for why evidence against one "Freedom Convoy" organizer should apply to another in the criminal trial of two of the protest's leaders. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are co-accused for their role in the 2022 protest that blocked streets around Parliament Hill for weeks to oppose COVID-19 public health restrictions. Lich arrives to the Ottawa Courthouse in Ottawa on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Emergencies Act included exemption for lawful protest, defence says in criminal trial
The lawyers in the criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to continue their debate over whether Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were co-conspirators in the protest. Barber arrives to the Ottawa Courthouse in Ottawa on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
‘Hold the line’ rallying cry doesn’t imply illegal behaviour, Tamara Lich’s lawyer says
Defence lawyers representing two high-profile "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to present more new evidence today as they lay out their case. Tamara Lich arrives for her trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Defence begins its case in criminal trial of high-profile convoy protest organizers
Tamara Lich arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Chris Barber and Tamara Lich are starting their case for why the co-accused's actions during the February 2022 demonstrations weren't criminal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
No evidence to support conspiracy between convoy organizers, defence says
Tamara Lich arrives to the Ottawa Courthouse in Ottawa on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Lich's defence team says there's no evidence to support that she and hew fellow "Freedom Convoy" organizer should be viewed as conspirators in court, because their actions were not illegal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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Crown lays out convoy protest conspiracy argument
The Crown is expected to lay out its case for why evidence against one "Freedom Convoy" organizer should apply to another in the criminal trial of two of the protest's leaders. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are co-accused for their role in the 2022 protest that blocked streets around Parliament Hill for weeks to oppose COVID-19 public health restrictions. Lich arrives to the Ottawa Courthouse in Ottawa on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Emergencies Act included exemption for lawful protest, defence says in criminal trial
The lawyers in the criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to continue their debate over whether Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were co-conspirators in the protest. Barber arrives to the Ottawa Courthouse in Ottawa on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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‘Hold the line’ rallying cry doesn’t imply illegal behaviour, Tamara Lich’s lawyer says
Defence lawyers representing two high-profile "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to present more new evidence today as they lay out their case. Tamara Lich arrives for her trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Defence begins its case in criminal trial of high-profile convoy protest organizers
Tamara Lich arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Chris Barber and Tamara Lich are starting their case for why the co-accused's actions during the February 2022 demonstrations weren't criminal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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No evidence to support conspiracy between convoy organizers, defence says
Tamara Lich arrives to the Ottawa Courthouse in Ottawa on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Lich's defence team says there's no evidence to support that she and hew fellow "Freedom Convoy" organizer should be viewed as conspirators in court, because their actions were not illegal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Police testimony resumes in criminal trial of Ottawa truck convoy organizers
The criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers resumed today after a two-week break with testimony from an Ottawa Police Service liaison officer. Chris Barber arrives to the Ottawa Courthouse in Ottawa on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Protesters not influenced by convoy organizers, agrees Ottawa police officer
Chris Barber arrives for his trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The testimony of police liaison officers is set to continue in the trial of two high-profile "Freedom Convoy" organizers today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Judge in trial of convoy protest organizers orders access to internal police docs
Diane Magas, left, lawyer for Chris Barber, centre, arrive at the courthouse in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. A police liaison officer who was in touch with organizer Chris Barber during the "Freedom Convoy" protests last year is set to continue her testimony in his criminal trial today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
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Defence’s fight for internal police documents continues in trial of convoy organizers
Tamara Lich and her lawyer Lawrence Greenspon arrive for her trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The lawyers for two "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to continue their legal fight for access to internal police documents as part of their criminal defence.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Crown drops bail violation charge against convoy organizer Tamara Lich
Tamara Lich arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. The Crown has dropped a criminal charge against "Freedom Convoy" organizer Lich that alleged she violated her bail conditions last summer.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Lost police messages slow convoy organizers’ trial
Tamara Lich arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Chris Barber said he felt convoy was ‘out of control’ in early days, police witness says
One of three police liaison offers scheduled to testify is expected to give her testimony today at the criminal trial for "Freedom Convoy" organizer Chris Barber. A protesting truck driver, centre, discusses with police liaison how to leave the area during a demonstration, part of a convoy-style protest participants are calling "Rolling Thunder", in Ottawa, Friday, April 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Criminal trial of Ottawa convoy organizers rewinds to discuss start of protest
Lawrence Greenspon, left, lawyer for Tamara Lich, not shown, arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. A police liaison officer who communicated directly with "Freedom Convoy" protesters during the winter 2022 demonstrations is expected to testify today in the criminal trial of two of its organizers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Zexi Li, convoy organizers’ lawyers spar over use of the word ‘occupation’ in court
The woman who went to court to get an injunction against the "Freedom Convoy" last year is set to testify today in the criminal trial of two of the protest's organizers. Zexi Li is expected to take the stand in the trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, who organized a convoy of thousands of big rig trucks and protesters to Ottawa to protest COVID-19 public health restrictions. Li appears as a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission, in Ottawa, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Judge to allow Ottawa residents to testify in trial of convoy protest organizers
The criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is expected to resume Wednesday with a ruling on whether the court will hear testimony from local Ottawa residents. Tamara Lich arrives at the courthouse for trial in Ottawa on Monday, September 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Convoy organizers’ trial on scheduled break until after Thanksgiving
Tamara Lich arrives for her trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Lich and fellow Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber are charged with mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation. The justice overseeing the trial is expected to decide whether the court can hear from eight local Ottawa civilian witnesses.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Notes suggest City of Ottawa considered leaving big-rig trucks on Wellington indefinitely, court hears
<div>Ottawa' emergency services manager is expected to take the stand for the third day in a row in the criminal trial of two 'Freedom Convoy' organizers. Kim Ayotte, General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services at the City of Ottawa, arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa where he will appear as a witness at the trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang</div>
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Lawyer raises Jordan concerns in convoy protest case as delays drag on
Tamara Lich arrives at the courthouse for trial in Ottawa on Monday, September 18, 2023. The criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers is expected to hear the city's perspective on the controversial protest as Ottawa's emergency manager takes the stand. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Demonstrators wouldn’t leave as police moved in on convoy protest, court hears
Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon walks with Tamara Lich in to the courthouse on the first day of trial, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. The lawyers involved in the case of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers are working to keep the court from coming to a complete standstill as the trial enters its third week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Video in which Tamara Lich referred to as convoy ‘president’ played in court
Tamara Lich walks with her lawyer Lawrence Greenspon as they make their way to the courthouse for trial, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Convoy organizers’ lawyers seek to block Ottawa residents from testifying at criminal trial
Tamara Lich arrives for her trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Lich and fellow Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber are charged with mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Judge in Lich, Barber criminal trial says case has the potential to go ‘off the rails’
<div>Day four of the criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is set to focus on whether the content of the group's Facebook page should be entered into evidence.&nbsp;Barber arrives for his trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang</div>
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The courts cannot be democracy’s last, best hope
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Crown shows convoy organizer’s TikTok in court, with hours of social media posts submitted as evidence
Chris Barber speaks with his lawyer Diane Magas as he walks to court with his wife on the second day of the trial for "Freedom Convoy" organizers Barber and Tamara Lich, Wednesday, September 6, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Tamara Lich’s lawyer says testimony shows clear efforts by organizers to reduce convoy’s footprint in Ottawa
Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon walks with Tamara Lich in to the courthouse on the first day of trial, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Trial for Ottawa trucker convoy’s key organizers not about their political views, Crown says
Tamara Lich walks with lawyer Lawrence Greenspon (left) as they make their way to the courthouse on the first day of trial, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Nexus pilot project extends to Peace Bridge as Canada, U.S. look to address application backlog
A motorist scans a Nexus card as another speaks with a Canada Border Services Agency officer at a primary inspection booth at the Douglas-Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, B.C., Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. An experimental bid to rescue the troubled Nexus trusted-traveller program between Canada and the United States has expanded to the Peace Bridge. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Social media was key to convoy protest, expert tells Emergencies Act inquiry
Commissioner Paul Rouleau listens to counsel question a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission, in Ottawa, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. A public inquiry is turning its attention to the role of online misinformation this morning as it continues probing Ottawa's use of emergency legislation to quell last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Blockades warranted the legal use of Emergencies Act, Trudeau testifies at inquiry
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Top Mountie can’t explain text messages in which she suggested federal government wanted retroactive support for Emergencies Act
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki makes her way to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, in Ottawa, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Ottawa resembled ‘lawless world’ during convoy protest, witness tells Emergencies Act inquiry
Police officers patrol on foot along Albert Street as a protest against COVID-19 restrictions that has been marked by gridlock and the sound of truck horns reaches its 14th day, in Ottawa, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Charges laid in Ottawa under new crime of harassing a health worker
A close-up of an Ottawa Police officer’s badge is seen on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Ottawa. A 58-year-old Ontario man is facing charges under the new law against intimidating a health-care worker. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Emergencies Act wasn’t needed to quell convoy protests, Ontario police force says
Police move in to clear downtown Ottawa near Parliament hill of protesters after weeks of demonstrations on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Hamilton, Ottawa police make arrests after unsanctioned weekend homecoming parties
The University of Ottawa campus is shown on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in Ottawa. Canada's auditor general is calling for the federal government to step up its recovery of outstanding student loans to keep taxpayers from being left on the hook. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Ukraine’s success spurs call for rapid reform of Taiwan’s defence strategy
People shoot air soft guns at a private civilian training organization named Polar Light Training in New Taipei City, Taiwan on June 21, 2022. While an invasion doesn’t appear imminent, China's recent large-scale military exercises in response to a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan have made the government in Taipei more aware than ever of the hard power behind Beijing’s rhetoric about bringing the self-ruled island under its control. Experts said that civilian defense and reserve forces have an important deterrent effect, showing a potential aggressor that the risks of invasion are high. (AP Photo/Wu Taijing)
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RCMP lay charges against three men related to Coutts border protest last winter
Coutts blockade organizer Marco Van Huigenbos speaks about the decision to end the blockade in Coutts, AB, on 15 Feb 2022.
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Glencore says Peru copper mine expansion ‘under review’
FILE PHOTO: The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company's headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
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Doug Ford, Justin Trudeau talk health care at Queen’s Park as province is poised to pass contentious long-term-care bill
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Ontario Premier Doug Ford at Queen's Park provincial legislature in Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 30, 2022. REUTERS/Cole Burston
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‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber to go on trial in September, 2023
Supporters attempt to clear a path for ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich as she leaves the courthouse after being released from jail, Tuesday, July 26, 2022 in Ottawa. wo of the main “Freedom Convoy” organizers, Lich and Chris Barber, are expected to face trial in September 2023 for charges related to the massive protest that gridlocked downtown Ottawa earlier this year THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld