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The inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act will hear first-hand testimony on Monday, October 17, 2022, from top City of Ottawa officials about February's "Freedom Convoy" protest, including the mayor.

Ottawa has dealt with a fair number of serious crises over the last few years. A massive and destructive windstorm, floods, a giant sinkhole that swallowed a busy downtown throughway and, of course, a global pandemic.

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.

The Ottawa woman who filed for a court injunction to stop truckers from continually honking their horns during the "Freedom Convoy" in February is among the first witnesses at a public inquiry exploring the government's use of the Emergencies Act.

The public inquiry into the federal government's unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act during “Freedom Convoy” protests last winter begins on Thursday, October 13, 2022, and dozens of witnesses, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and high-profile convoy organizers, are expected to testify.

"Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich was once again released from jail on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, after a Ontario Superior Court judge found errors in the decision to revoke her bail two weeks ago.

Tamara Lich's supporters want to build her up as a martyr to freedom and a heroic figure of resistance against the supposed “tyranny” of a minority government and its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

She is facing multiple charges of mischief and obstructing police for her role in the massive protest that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks last winter.

But the convoy-tinged rot in the Conservative Party of Canada goes much deeper than some of its members, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

The Crown is seeking to revoke bail for Tamara Lich, a leader of the “Freedom Convoy,” after she appeared alongside a fellow organizer in an alleged breach of her conditions.

Tamara Lich, an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy," is set to appear in an Ottawa court today, July 5, 2022, for a bail hearing after being arrested last week for allegedly breaching one of her bail conditions.

The federal Liberal government has agreed to provide sensitive cabinet documents to the inquiry examining its use of the Emergencies Act during the "Freedom Convoy" protest.

The commissioner of the inquiry examining Ottawa's use of the Emergencies Act to bring an end to the so-called "Freedom Convoy" protest in February has granted standing to the organizers, police and representatives of all three levels of government.

A lawyer for "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich says the Alberta woman has been arrested.

Ontario Superior Court Justice Kevin Phillips said he made his decision because she has followed her bail conditions, her surety has supervised her well and she’s already had a “taste of jail,” which he said lowered her risk to reoffend.