(LifeSiteNews) — Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich thanked Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre for calling out government lawyers who want her jailed for seven years for her role in the 2022 protests against COVID mandates.
“It is with the deepest gratitude that I thank you for acknowledging and bringing awareness to the two tier legal system we are witnessing unfold in Canada,” Lich wrote on X Tuesday.
Lich noted that there is a “fine line between politics and the judiciary, as there should be, and I have long understood the uncomfortable position elected officials find themselves in when it comes to commenting on cases that are before the court.”
“In our case, the double standard and the vindictive nature from the prosecution office has become too obvious to ignore and will set a precedent going forward that will affect all Canadians who choose to peacefully protest or deter them from exercising their Charter Right to peacefully assemble. Thank you Mr. Poilievre,” she wrote.
LifeSiteNews earlier reported that Poilievre came out in support of Lich and Barber, blasting a government plan to jail them for nearly a decade.
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 Chris Barber for eight years.
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The sentencing trial for Lich and Barber began Wednesday of this week in a hearing. Earlier this year, they were found guilty of mischief in their roles in the 2022 convoy.
On the first day of the trial, lawyers working on behalf of the Liberal government of Prime Minister Mark Carney inferred that the protest led by Lich and Barber was tantamount to an occupation of the nation’s capital.
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.
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 clear-out, an elderly lady was trampled by a police horse and many who donated to the cause had their bank accounts frozen.
