Tamara Lich is appealing her mischief conviction that was handed down for her role in the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa.

The ruling also noted that Kowal-Seafoot began crying during the class and said the trucker Freedom Convoy had brought her hope "for the first time in two years."

OTTAWA—Freedom Convoy co-organizer Chris Barber has been given a conditional sentence of 18 months that will see him serve 12 months under house arrest and six months of curfew, avoiding jail time for his role in the 2022 protest.

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich announced she has filed a lawsuit against the Ottawa Police Service and Crown prosecutor for their “malicious prosecution” of her.

Convoy Organizers’ Trial Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber received 18-month conditional sentences in October 2025 for their roles in the 2022 Ottawa protest.

The two Freedom Convoy organizers have also appealed their sentences.

A B.C. legislator is proposing a new statutory holiday to commemorate the 2022 Freedom Convoy, which would coincide with the day provincial COVID-19 public health restrictions were lifted.

Freedom Convoy Police move in to clear Freedom Convoy protesters from downtown Ottawa near Parliament Hill after the Emergencies Act was invoked, on Feb. 19, 2022.

In "210° Celsius," I explicitly state: "What happened in Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy 2022 was not terrorism. It was a peaceful protest."

Perkins-McVey said that Barber attempted to attenuate the impact of the mischief during the Freedom Convoy protest.

Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich said following her sentencing for mischief that she's not going to apologize for the role she played in the convoy protest, saying it positively impacted thousands of Canadians.

Phillips also said that while the Freedom Convoy protest could be seen as a collective act of mischief, the Crown failed to prove that Jonker was guilty of any of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.

An Ottawa court has issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for a Freedom Convoy participant who is seeking political asylum in the United States. Calgary trucker James Bauder failed to appear in court in Ottawa on Aug. 27.

An Alberta court has stayed charges against a young mother in connection with her presence at the 2022 Coutts Freedom Convoy protests.

Barber, who was one of the organizers of the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other pandemic measures, was found guilty of mischief along with fellow organizer Tamara Lich in April.

OTTAWA—Prosecutors in the case of Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber say they are seeking several years of jail time to deter a future “breakdown of public order.”

The Crown has filed appeals against the sentencing and acquittals of intimidation charges for Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber.

The letter comes in the midst of two high-profile trials ongoing in Canada, with the Crown seeking stiff penalties for Freedom Convoy organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich, and the counsel in the recent hockey players' trial being criticized based on

Greenspon also noted that the Freedom Convoy had a positive impact on thousands of Canadians.

Lich and Barber were two of the chief organizers of the Freedom Convoy, a protest that started in response to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and evolved into a general protest against pandemic measures.

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) said it filed the appeal in the Ontario Court of Appeal on behalf of Jeff Evely, who joined the Freedom Convoy, a protest of COVID-19 lockdowns and vaccine mandates in early 2022.

Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King was sentenced to three months of house arrest in an Ottawa court this morning. The sentence includes 100 hours of community service at a food bank or men's shelter.

the Freedom Convoy was a “three-week peaceful protest almost three and a half years ago.”

Crown prosecutors are seeking significantly longer prison sentences for Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber than had previously been indicated, according to a post by Lich on social media.

Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are set to hear a verdict today in the joint trial over their roles in the mass protest against pandemic health measures that rolled into Ottawa more than three years ago.

OTTAWA—A lawyer representing Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber argued in court that the Crown can't seize Barber's long-haul truck “Big Red,” as the property has been neither seized previously nor subject to a restraint order.

The Freedom Convoy protest saw hundreds of trucks and thousands of people gridlock downtown Ottawa for about three weeks in the winter of 2022 to protest public health mandates introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The trial for Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, which was supposed to last 16 days but has stretched to over a year, is finally coming to a close.

Justice Perkins-McVey said if Barber or the other Freedom Convoy organizers had sought specific advice on where they were or were not acting unlawfully, then “we wouldn’t be here.”

Pat King, an organizer of the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest, is set to be sentenced Feb. 7. Superior Court Justice Charles Hackland found King guilty on five counts In November, including mischief and disobeying a court order.