Defendants in Freedom Convoy Lawsuit Want $450K Unfrozen to Pay for Lawyers in Upcoming Inquiry

Defendants in Freedom Convoy Lawsuit Want $450K Unfrozen to Pay for Lawyers in Upcoming Inquiry
Freedom Convoy organizers (L–R) Chris Barber, Benjamin Dichter, and Tamara Lich speak at a press conference in Ottawa on Jan. 30, 2022. Limin Zhou/The Epoch Times
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Defendants in a Freedom Convoy lawsuit have asked a court to release just over $450,000 in frozen funds so that they can pay for legal representatives in an upcoming public inquiry into the Emergencies Act.

The inquiry, which will begin on Oct. 13, seeks to hold the federal government “to account for its decision to declare a public order emergency under the Emergencies Act” against the Freedom Convoy protest in downtown Ottawa this winter.