Lich, Barber Trial: Judge Rules Ottawa Residents Can Testify

People and vehicles fill Wellington Street near Parliament Hill on the first day of the Freedom Convoy protest against COVID-19 restrictions, in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

OTTAWA—The judge in the trial of Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber has ruled that eight Crown witnesses can testify with respect to the impact the trucker protest had on them.

“To limit the Crown’s calling of evidence would intrude on the Crown’s ability to call its case as it sees fit,” Justice Heather Perkins-McVey said on Oct. 11.