Barber, Lich Trial: Quebec Officer Says Convoy Protesters Refused to Leave as Police Moved In

A Quebec police officer has testified that protesters at the Freedom Convoy demonstrations in Ottawa refused to leave as police officers moved in to remove them

Police confront participants of the Freedom Convoy protest after the Emergencies Act was invoked, on Feb. 19, 2022. Getty Images/Scott Olson

OTTAWA—Protesters at the Freedom Convoy demonstrations in Ottawa pushed back against police officers attempting to remove them and refused to leave, according to the testimony of a Quebec police officer at the trial of protest organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber.