Ontario Crown prosecutors have spent vast sums of taxpayers’ money to convict Tamara Lich and Chris Barber of mischief over their participation in the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest that partially closed some Ottawa streets.

It did so, under the guidance of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in order to break up the Freedom Convoy protest that had gathered in downtown Ottawa in February 2022.

It adds that not all plaintiffs participated in the Freedom Convoy, and some had joint accounts frozen despite never having been in Ottawa.

Barber both identified themselves as leaders and organizers of the protest, though the defence argues the Freedom Convoy consisted of several factions.

Spicer's defence was being supported by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, a civil rights advocacy group involved in multiple legal challenges related to COVID-19 restrictions and the Freedom Convoy protest.

Cottle previously claimed responsibility for the breach of GiveSendGo, a Christian crowdfunding site that was supporting a fundraiser for the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa as it protested against COVID-19 mandates in early 2022. 

Gladu's defection raised eyebrows because the four-time MP had a socially conservative voting record and had been a staunch opponent of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and a supporter of the Freedom Convoy.

Gladu has previously said she is pro-life and, in recent years, has often taken positions at odds with the Liberals—including support for the 2022 Freedom Convoy against COVID-19 mandates and opposition to the initial version of the Trudeau government's

That’s why it was—and is—the Freedom Convoy, with no quotation marks around that title please.

The amount of energy and resources being put into this, ... we’re going to have the Freedom Convoy trial lasting longer than the Freedom Convoy itself.” — Lawrence Greenspon, attorney for Tamara Lich, in an Epoch Times interview In the arena of justice

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Liberal government will be appealing the decision of a federal judge who found that the invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to the Freedom Convoy was "unreasonable."

A Freedom Convoy protester is challenging a court ruling that denied a stay of proceedings in his case, saying the judge erred by not considering the federal government's decision to freeze his bank accounts.

James Edward Sowery was found guilty of assault with a weapon and dangerous operation of a vehicle following an incident on Feb. 14, 2022, at the Coutts protest formed in solidarity with the Freedom Convoy. “Mr.

However, one of the most graphic examples is what happened in relation to the Freedom Convoy trucker's protest in early 2022.

The pair are facing up to 10 years in jail for their roles organizing the Freedom Convoy trucker protest that disrupted downtown Ottawa in January and February 2022, and which later prompted the Trudeau government to invoke the never-before-used federal

During the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, the federal government froze bank accounts and financial assets of protesters and their family members.

Concerns arise if traditional banks give in to pressure from governments in times of crisis, says the report, citing the 2022 Freedom Convoy in which protesters had their bank accounts frozen.

Whatever your thoughts on the Freedom Convoy, war it was not. What happens next then?

Commentary It was the second week of what I am calling the Freedom Trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, two peaceful protesters who came to Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy demonstration of January to February 2022.

The Conservative MP referenced the government's invocation of the Emergencies Act in 2022 in response to the Freedom Convoy protest—a reaction that the Federal Court later ruled to be unreasonable and to have breached Charter rights.

Commentary I’ve started calling it the Freedom Trial. Yes, it’s the much-anticipated trial of Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber.

The criminal trial of Freedom Convoy leaders Chris Barber and Tamara Lich continued at a snail's pace on its 10th day.

Wudrick said people who didn't like the Freedom Convoy tend to support the use of the Emergencies Act and those who liked the Freedom Convoy are likely to be against the use of the act.

Further adding to criticism of the police during the Freedom Convoy were leaked messages from officers who bragged about using brutal force against the protesters.

Mendicino was public safety minister when the Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act to deal with the Freedom Convoy protests in 2022.

During the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, as part of invoking the Emergencies Act to clear protests, the government froze the bank accounts of some of the protesters.

The sudden freezing of Canadians’ bank accounts without any due process during the Freedom Convoy protest in 2022, later ruled illegal by the Federal Court, have already demonstrated how quickly financial and digital tools can be turned against citizens

The Crown prosecutors previously argued that the trial wasn't of the Freedom Convoy itself, but of Mr. Barber and Ms. Lich. 

Crown prosecutor Tim Radcliffe took the court through 212 pages of posts and videos from the “Freedom Convoy 2022” Facebook page.

An Ontario court's order to retry a Freedom Convoy protester could have implications for the ongoing trial of the protest's two key organizers.