Tom Marazzo

Anything short of a summary conviction of the Prime Minister and his closest advisers will be spun by the convoy’s leaders and their various enablers as a betrayal of democracy, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

Police officers donned helmets, wielded batons and deployed pepper spray in downtown Ottawa on Saturday, February 19, 2022, as they tried to clear out protesters putting up what the city's interim police chief described as a "barrage of resistance" to ending their illegal occupation of the national capital.