Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber given conditional sentences

‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders Lich, Barber each given 18-month conditional sentences

Two of the leaders of the 'Freedom Convoy' that blocked the streets of downtown Ottawa for several weeks in early 2022, have each been given 18-month conditional sentences.

Chris Barber will not see prison time for his role in peaceful Freedom Convoy

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the Ontario Court of Justice has handed Saskatchewan trucker and peaceful Freedom Convoy protester Chris Barber an 18-month conditional sentence and 100 hours of community service.  The sentence will be served in his community. The Crown sought an extraordinarily harsh eight-year prison sentence for Mr. Barber, despite his entirely peaceful participation in the 2022 Freedom Convoy pro…

Convoy organizers Lich, Barber receive 18-month conditional sentences

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were convicted of mischief in April for their roles in the Ottawa trucker convoy protest

Freedom Convoy Organizer Barber Given Conditional Sentence

OTTAWA—Freedom Convoy co-organizer Chris Barber has been given a conditional sentence of 18 months that will see him serve 12 months under house arrest and six months of curfew, avoiding jail time for his role in the 2022 protest. Justice Heather Perkins-McVey ruled on Oct. 7 that Barber will also be required to serve 100 hours of community service. Fellow convoy co-organizer Tamara Lich was also handed a conditional sentence of 18 months, minus…