Live Updates: Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich's trial continues on day 28
Lich previously spent almost 50 days behind bars on non-violent offences in relation to her role as an organizer of the anti-mandate demonstrations.
The trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber continues on day 28 today in Ottawa. As two of the most prominent faces of the Freedom Convoy, Lich and co-accused Chris Barber are facing charges of mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief, and intimidation. The Freedom Convoy demonstrations drew thousands of Canadians to Ottawa in early 2022 in opposition to COVID-19 restrictions.
Watch a recap of recent events from the trial below:
Rebel News reporter Robert Kraychik is once again reporting from inside the Ottawa courthouse and will be providing live updates.
Follow along below:
Day 28 trial update: Tamara Lich's lawyers are preemptively seeking to squash a Carter application expected to be submitted by the Crown, an attempt to make all incriminating evidence against either co-defendant to be attributable to the other.https://t.co/TWDiMnjMOA pic.twitter.com/amsBKcl23r
— Robert Kraychik (@rkraychik) November 27, 2023
Granger says a successful Carter application requires demonstration of "an unlawful common design" - a conspiracy - between co-defendants, but Barber's/Lich's Freedom Convoy goal was "to get the government to remove COVID-19 mandates" and "not in and of itself unlawful".
— Robert Kraychik (@rkraychik) November 27, 2023
A Carter application - if approved by a judge - allows all incriminating evidence against one co-defendant to be attributed to other co-defendants. To be approved, the Crown must convince the judge of a conspiracy between co-defendants towards commission of alleged crime(s).
— Robert Kraychik (@rkraychik) November 27, 2023
As an observer who's been here every day of the trial, I can confirm that Tamara Lich was essentially never mentioned by the Crown's witnesses, and was almost entirely absent from video evidence aside from her kwn social media content and attendance at Freedom Convoy pressers.
— Robert Kraychik (@rkraychik) November 27, 2023
Granger emphasizes that of the 16 Crown witnesses, none testified to any direct communications with Lich, and of those who had extensive experience making observations in the streets during the Freedom Convoy, none made observations of Lich.https://t.co/TWDiMnkkE8
— Robert Kraychik (@rkraychik) November 27, 2023
Lich's defense team expects the Crown to submit a Carter application, which, if approved, would allow statements made by Barber to be attributed to Lich under the framework of a conspiracy. In other words, it allows attribution of co-defendants' statements to one another.
— Robert Kraychik (@rkraychik) November 27, 2023
Day 28 of the Chris Barber/Tamara Lich trial: The Crown requested information about two applications the defense teams intend to submit in order "to prepare" and "save court time"; judge says she will not command the defense to disclose its strategies.https://t.co/TWDiMnkkE8
— Robert Kraychik (@rkraychik) November 27, 2023
- By Ezra Levant
Support Tamara's Legal Defense
The Democracy Fund, a Canadian charity, is supporting Tamara Lich by crowdfunding her legal bills. The cost of expert legal representation is $300,000, which Tamara, an ordinary mom and grandma from Medicine Hat, Alberta, cannot afford. But we have a secret weapon: Lawrence Greenspon, one of Ottawa's top lawyers, is on Tamara's side. Lawrence is accustomed to handling complex and serious cases, but his team is expensive — and they are worth every penny. If you can, please chip in to help cover Tamara's legal fees.
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