At the Public Order Emergency Commission hearings last week, a number of Freedom Convoy participants and the lawyer representing several of them testified that the far-left, anti-fascist group Antifa posed a risk to peaceful protesters while they were in Ottawa.
Tamara Lich, one of the convoy’s main spokespersons, said on the stand on Nov. 3 that safety at the protest was the “number one priority,” in particular “safety for the drivers, safety for the participants, safety for the public” and “things like keeping the emergency lanes open.”
