Trucker convoy protests and trial - The Globe and Mail

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are on trial for criminal charges related to their roles in the Ottawa convoy protests in 2022.

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July 29, 2025

opinion

The right’s new cause, crime without punishment, and its new martyrs, the Ottawa hostage-takers

Andrew Coyne

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April 17, 2025

Convoy organizer asks for stay of proceedings after guilty verdict

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January 6, 2025

Convoy protest organizers expected to hear criminal trial verdict on March 12

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September 13, 2024

Criminal trial of convoy organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber to end after one year

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August 23, 2024

Criminal trial of convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber nears end of closing arguments

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August 15, 2024

Convoy organizer Chris Barber’s lawyers make final arguments

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August 14, 2024

Crown makes case for conspiracy in trial of convoy organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber

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August 13, 2024

‘They crossed the line’: Crown in closing arguments for convoy organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber

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March 7, 2024

Ontario judge will hear conspiracy argument in trial of convoy organizers

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March 6, 2024

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Ottawa to consult widely before changes to Emergencies Act

February 27, 2024

Delayed government response to Emergencies Act inquiry recommendations coming next week, public safety minister says

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February 23, 2024

Convoy protest organizer suing Ottawa for using Emergencies Act to freeze accounts

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December 8, 2023

Trial of convoy organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber adjourned until 2024

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November 30, 2023

Crown lays out convoy protest conspiracy argument

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November 29, 2023

Emergencies Act included exemption for lawful protest, defence says in criminal trial

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November 28, 2023

‘Hold the line’ rallying cry doesn’t imply illegal behaviour, Tamara Lich’s lawyer says

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November 27, 2023

Defence begins its case in criminal trial of high-profile convoy protest organizers

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November 22, 2023

No evidence to support conspiracy between convoy organizers, defence says

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November 20, 2023

Police testimony resumes in criminal trial of Ottawa truck convoy organizers

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November 1, 2023

Protesters not influenced by convoy organizers, agrees Ottawa police officer

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October 31, 2023

Judge in trial of convoy protest organizers orders access to internal police docs

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October 27, 2023

Defence’s fight for internal police documents continues in trial of convoy organizers

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October 23, 2023

Crown drops bail violation charge against convoy organizer Tamara Lich

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October 20, 2023

Lost police messages slow convoy organizers’ trial

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October 19, 2023

Chris Barber said he felt convoy was ‘out of control’ in early days, police witness says

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October 18, 2023

Criminal trial of Ottawa convoy organizers rewinds to discuss start of protest

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October 16, 2023

Zexi Li, convoy organizers’ lawyers spar over use of the word ‘occupation’ in court

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October 11, 2023

Judge to allow Ottawa residents to testify in trial of convoy protest organizers

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September 22, 2023

Convoy organizers’ trial on scheduled break until after Thanksgiving

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September 21, 2023

Notes suggest City of Ottawa considered leaving big-rig trucks on Wellington indefinitely, court hears

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September 19, 2023

Lawyer raises Jordan concerns in convoy protest case as delays drag on

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September 18, 2023

Demonstrators wouldn’t leave as police moved in on convoy protest, court hears

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September 11, 2023

The first criminal trial for ‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders

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September 8, 2023

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The courts cannot be democracy’s last, best hope

David Moscrop

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February 25, 2023

Alberta left to fend for itself during Coutts blockade

Kelly Cryderman

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February 17, 2023

Trudeau’s use of Emergencies Act was appropriate, inquiry finds

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December 1, 2022

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November 29, 2022

Social media was key to convoy protest, expert tells Emergencies Act inquiry

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November 25, 2022

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Blockades warranted the legal use of Emergencies Act, Trudeau testifies at inquiry

November 1, 2022

Top Mountie can’t explain text messages in which she suggested federal government wanted retroactive support for Emergencies Act

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October 14, 2022

Ottawa resembled ‘lawless world’ during convoy protest, witness tells Emergencies Act inquiry

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October 13, 2022

Charges laid in Ottawa under new crime of harassing a health worker

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October 13, 2022

Emergencies Act wasn’t needed to quell convoy protests, Ontario police force says

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October 3, 2022

Hamilton, Ottawa police make arrests after unsanctioned weekend homecoming parties

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September 19, 2022

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September 16, 2022

RCMP lay charges against three men related to Coutts border protest last winter

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September 16, 2022

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August 30, 2022

Doug Ford, Justin Trudeau talk health care at Queen’s Park as province is poised to pass contentious long-term-care bill

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August 30, 2022

‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber to go on trial in September, 2023

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