Chris Barber

The Crown is expected to lay out its case for why evidence against one "Freedom Convoy" organizer should apply to the other in the criminal trial of two of the protest's leaders.

The lawyers in the criminal trial of two "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to continue their debate today over whether Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were co-conspirators in the protest.

Defence lawyers for "Freedom Convoy" organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich started laying out their case in an Ottawa courtroom on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023.

Chris Barber said early in last year's "Freedom Convoy" protest that he felt things were getting "out of control" and unsafe, an officer who served as an intermediary between organizers and police testified in court on Thursday.

The officer who served as a go-between for "Freedom Convoy" organizer Chris Barber and police is expected to testify in his criminal trial.

The criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is expected to resume today with a ruling on whether the court will hear testimony from local Ottawa residents.

The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent "Freedom Convoy" organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people feel about the massive protest, said criminologist Michael Kempa.

The chief of staff for former Ottawa mayor Jim Watson is expected to continue his testimony in the trial of two "Freedom Convoy" protest organizers today before the court takes a two-week break.

The trial for "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich heard on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, that she was the president of the corporation formed to manage donations to the protest, and some considered her president of the entire movement.

"No matter what you do, we will hold the line," Lich, a figurehead in the "Freedom Convoy" movement and a key organizer of the protests, promised in a press conference on Feb. 14, 2022.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has finally left India after technical issues with a government aircraft delayed his departure by two days.

The longer "Freedom Convoy" demonstrators blockaded Ottawa streets in protest of COVID-19 public health restrictions last year, the more volatile the relationship between police and protesters became, an Ottawa police officer testified on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023.

A court in Ottawa is expected to hear from additional members of city's police service today on the second day of the trial of two key 'Freedom Convoy' organizers.

The "Freedom Convoy" protest that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks last winter was a leaderless movement that saw power struggles among its key organizers, a public inquiry heard on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.

Provincial officials in Saskatchewan and Alberta got a Valentine's Day surprise from the prime minister this year when he called to say he was considering invoking the Emergencies Act, a public inquiry heard on Thursday, October 13, 2022.