Barber, Lich Trial: Court Sees Videos of Lich’s Calls to ‘Hold the Line’ and Stay Peaceful After Emergencies Act Invoked

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich repeatedly urged protesters to remain peaceful a day before her arrest, while asking them to continue to “hold the line.”

Tamara Lich walks with her lawyer Lawrence Greenspon (L) as they make their way to the courthouse on the first day of Lich’s trial, in Ottawa on Sept. 5, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

OTTAWA—Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich repeatedly urged protesters to remain peaceful a day before her arrest, while asking them to continue to “hold the line,” the court heard on the sixth day of the criminal trial of the protest’s two key organizers.

“Just please stay peaceful. And please take care of each other and know that this too shall pass,” Ms. Lich told protesters in a video live-streamed on Facebook on Feb. 16, a day before she was arrested in downtown Ottawa.