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On Monday's live stream, David Menzies and Sheila Gunn Reid reacted to news that Crown prosecutors are seeking seven and eight year prison sentences for Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber.

Lich took to X on Monday to confirm that the Crown is seeking to put her behind bars for seven years along with Barber for eight years. The Freedom Convoy organizers were both convicted of mischief for their roles in organizing the peaceful protests against COVID-19 public health orders and vaccine mandates in Ottawa starting in late January of 2022.

Late yesterday afternoon I received a copy of the Crown’s materials for our upcoming sentencing hearing and can confirm they are seeking a seven year prison sentence for me and an additional year for Chris. pic.twitter.com/9HI0QtJAXH

— Tamara Lich 🇨🇦 (@LichTamara) July 21, 2025

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre condemned the state of Canada's justice system under the Liberals in a statement posted to social media.

“Let's get this straight,” he wrote on X. “While rampant violent offenders are released hours after their most recent charges & antisemitic rioters vandalize businesses, terrorize daycares & block traffic without consequences, the Crown wants 7 years prison time for the charge of mischief for Lich & Barber.”

“How is this justice?” he asked.

Let’s get this straight: while rampant violent offenders are released hours after their most recent charges & antisemitic rioters vandalize businesses, terrorize daycares & block traffic without consequences, the Crown wants 7 years prison time for the charge of mischief for Lich…

— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) July 21, 2025

Sheila described the far-reaching impact of the Freedom Convoy demonstrations. "It led to the end of Jason Kenney in Alberta. Now we have Danielle Smith, who is really leading the way on major cultural and economic issues in this country," she said.

"It liberated Albertans from Jason Kenney's vaccine passport, that most definitely wasn't a vaccine passport according to him." 

Critics have taken aim at the harsh sentencing recommendations after a Quebec woman who admitted to travelling to Syria to join ISIS in 2014 was sentenced to only one day in jail earlier this week.