Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Ian Bailey
Publication Date: October 7, 2025 - 13:37
Convoy organizers Lich, Barber receive 18-month conditional sentences
October 7, 2025
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, key organizers of the 2022 trucker convoy demonstrations in Ottawa, have both received 18-month conditional sentences on mischief charges, bringing an end to a legal saga stemming from the federal government’s pandemic restrictions.
Ontario Court Justice Heather Perkins-McVey effectively reduced Ms. Lich’s sentence to 15.5 months with previous jail time accommodated.
Unpublished Newswire
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