Trucker convoy organizers publicly supported by Conservative MPs ahead of sentencing | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Sarah Ritchie and Craig Lord
Publication Date: July 21, 2025 - 17:15

Trucker convoy organizers publicly supported by Conservative MPs ahead of sentencing

July 21, 2025

Several Conservative MPs are criticizing the Crown’s approach to prosecuting two key organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” protests, with the party’s deputy leader calling it an act of “political vengeance.”

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were convicted of mischief in April for their roles in organizing the demonstration, which blockaded streets around Parliament Hill for more than three weeks in early 2022.



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