Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, organizers of the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, received 18-month conditional sentences for mischief convictions, with both serving 12 months under house arrest followed by curfew periods and 100 hours of community service.</span

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Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, organizers of the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, received 18-month conditional sentences for mischief convictions, with both serving 12 months under house arrest followed by curfew periods and 100 hours of community service.

The Crown prosecutors had requested seven years imprisonment for Lich and eight years for Barber, while defense lawyers sought absolute discharges, representing what Justice Perkins-McVey called unprecedented differences in sentencing submissions.</span

Ottawa Citizen

The Province

The Crown prosecutors had requested seven years imprisonment for Lich and eight years for Barber, while defense lawyers sought absolute discharges, representing what Justice Perkins-McVey called unprecedented differences in sentencing submissions.

Justice Heather Perkins-McVey found that the Freedom Convoy began as lawful protest but morphed into criminal mischief, causing significant harm to Ottawa residents through blocked roads, constant horn honking and diesel fumes from trucks.</span

The Globe and Mail

Justice Heather Perkins-McVey found that the Freedom Convoy began as lawful protest but morphed into criminal mischief, causing significant harm to Ottawa residents through blocked roads, constant horn honking and diesel fumes from trucks.

The three-week protest led to Ottawa declaring a state of emergency and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time, giving police extraordinary powers to clear downtown streets of protesters.</span

BBC News

The three-week protest led to Ottawa declaring a state of emergency and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time, giving police extraordinary powers to clear downtown streets of protesters.

Barber was additionally convicted of counselling others to disobey a court injunction that prohibited continuous horn honking, while both defendants publicly encouraged peaceful protest and cooperation with police throughout the demonstration.</span

The Canadian Press

Barber was additionally convicted of counselling others to disobey a court injunction that prohibited continuous horn honking, while both defendants publicly encouraged peaceful protest and cooperation with police throughout the demonstration.

Lich's lawyer Lawrence Greenspon indicated they are considering appealing the conviction, arguing that constitutionally protected freedom of speech and peaceful assembly should prevail over property owners' enjoyment rights.</span

National Post

Lich's lawyer Lawrence Greenspon indicated they are considering appealing the conviction, arguing that constitutionally protected freedom of speech and peaceful assembly should prevail over property owners' enjoyment rights.

Freedom Convoy Leaders Get 18-Month Conditional Sentences

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