Today is anticipated to mark the conclusion of the criminal trial for two prominent organizers of the Freedom Convoy protest, over a year since the proceedings commenced.
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber face charges of mischief, intimidation, and inciting others to break the law, among other accusations.
The trial has been legally intricate and burdened with a substantial body of evidence stemming from the three-week-long demonstration in 2022 that caused street blockades and inconvenienced Ottawa residents.
The prosecution aims to demonstrate that the two individuals conspired to essentially hold Ottawa residents hostage to the noise and blockades in an effort to pressure the government to alter its pandemic public health policies.
The defense contends that the two simply exercised their fundamental rights to assembly and expression as part of a lawful protest.
The two accused are expected to participate in the court proceedings virtually from their residences in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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