Montreal Metro sees rise in suicide attempts. What can be done to prevent them?

On October 7, Ontario Court Justice Heather Perkins-McVey handed down conditional sentences to Tamara Lich and Chris Barber for their roles in the 2022 Freedom Convoy. Both Lich and Barber were found guilty of mischief, a criminal charge. While neither faces further jail time, their conditional sentences impose a year of house arrest, followed by six months under a curfew. “In 45 years of doing this work,” says Lich’s lawyer, Lawrence Greenspon, the Crown and defence have “never been so far apart on sentencing (recommendations) as we were in the Freedom Convoy cases.” Ottawa-based...