Lich and fellow organizer Chris Barber are co\u002Daccused of mischief, obstructing police and counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation
Lich was a figurehead of the demonstrations that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for three weeks in early 2022 in protest against COVID-19 public health restrictions and the federal Liberal government.She and her fellow organizer, Chris Barber, were both arrested the day before hundreds of police officers in tactical gear moved in to remove protesters from the roads around Parliament Hill.
Thousands of heavy trucks parked on downtown Ottawa streets, honking horns at all hours of the day and night and choking the air with exhaust from their idling engines. Protesters set up camps in the blocked-off streets and vowed not to leave until the government met their varied and often-changing demands.
The federal government declared a public order emergency under the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14, 2022, granting special powers to governments, police and banks to freeze the protesters’ accounts and remove them from streets and other critical infrastructure.Ontario Court Justice Heather Perkins-McVey agreed the trial had the potential to get “out of control,” and said she would not allow that to happen.
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