Tamara Lich Trial

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Tamara Lich Trial

Tamara Lich Has Filed Her Appeal

After more than three years, Justice Heather Perkins-McVey sentenced Tamara Lich to 18 months of house arrest and community service for her peaceful role in the 2022 protest.

Tamara has now filed her appeal, challenging the conviction and sentence with the support of her lawyer, Lawrence Greenspon. She continues to maintain that she should never have been criminally prosecuted for organizing a peaceful protest.

UPDATE FROM MY LEGAL TEAM 👇🏼

November 4, 2025

Media Release

Today, lawyers for Tamara Lich filed Notice of Appeal in the Ontario Court of Appeal of the conviction for mischief arising out of the Freedom Convoy.
The principle grounds of appeal were:

1. While there was…
— Tamara Lich 🇨🇦 (@LichTamara) November 4, 2025

Under the current sentence, Tamara must live under strict house arrest for 12 months with limited exceptions, followed by a nightly curfew for 3.5 months and 100 hours of community service.

The judge rejected the Crown’s demand for a seven-year prison term, calling it “unfit,” but still imposed a severe punishment. Tamara has already endured 49 days in jail without trial and nearly three years of legal warfare — and she refuses to give up.

If you believe Tamara should never have been prosecuted for peaceful protest, please make a contribution to her legal defence fund today.

Donations are processed through The Democracy Fund and eligible for a charitable tax receipt.

The Democracy Fund, a registered Canadian charity, is continuing to crowdfund Tamara Lich’s legal defence and appeal following her sentence of 18 months of house arrest for her role in the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest.

Tamara has filed her appeal challenging the conviction. She is represented by her lawyer, Lawrence Greenspon.

Tamara — a mom and grandmother from Medicine Hat, Alberta — has already spent 49 days in jail awaiting trial and has faced a legal process spanning more than three years. She now lives under significant restrictions while the appeal proceeds.

If you believe peaceful political protest should not be criminalized, please chip in today to help cover Tamara’s ongoing legal costs.