(LifeSiteNews) – An American lawyer said that the U.S. government should place sanctions on Canada due to its “wrongful” treatment of Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber.
Lawyer Robert Barnes, in an X post on Monday, wrote that Canada should be “sanctioned” because its government is seeking to jail Lich and Barber for seven and eight years, respectively.
“We should sanction Canada for this on the same grounds we have sanctioned other foreign nations for their wrongful lawfare against basic human freedoms that the trucker convoy protected,” he wrote.
Barnes, a trial lawyer based in Las Vegas, was replying to a post by Lich on Monday in which she detailed the sentences the Canadian government is pursuing for her and Barber.
As reported by LifeSiteNews, Lich revealed over the weekend that the Canadian federal government is looking to put her in jail for no less than seven years and Barber for eight years.
The sentencing trial for Lich and Barber begins Wednesday in a hearing. Earlier this year, they were found guilty of mischief in their roles in the 2022 convoy.
As reported by LifeSiteNews, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre came out in support of Lich and Barber, blasting a government plan to jail them for nearly a decade.
In April, Lich and Barber were found guilty of mischief for their roles as leaders of the 2022 protest and as social media influencers. The conviction came after a nearly two-year trial despite the non-violent nature of the popular movement.
The Lich and Barber trial concluded in September 2024, more than a year after it began. It was originally scheduled to last 16 days.
Lich and Barber were initially arrested on February 17, 2022, meaning their legal battle has lasted longer than three years.
Despite the peaceful nature of the Freedom Convoy, then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act to clear out protesters, an action a federal judge has since said was “not justified.” During the clearout, an elderly lady was trampled by a police horse and many who donated to the cause had their bank accounts frozen.
