‘The Courts Are Not Thought Police:’ Judge Rules Freedom Convoy Leader Tamara Lich to Remain out of Jail While on Bail

Judge rejects Crown's argument that Lich breached her bail terms for agreeing to attend freedom award ceremony

Tamara Lich, one of the main organizers for the Freedom Convoy, smiles during a news conference in Ottawa, on Feb. 3, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich didn’t breach her bail terms for agreeing to attend an award ceremony in her honour and thus won’t return to jail, an Ontario judge has ruled.

Ontario Superior Court Justice Kevin Phillips said on May 25 that his decision was based on how well Lich’s surety has supervised her, that she has followed her bail conditions, and her low risk of reoffence after she has had “a taste of jail.”