OTTAWA—Organizers of the Freedom Convoy Tamara Lich and Chris Barber have been found guilty of mischief, while the verdict on their other charges remains pending.
“The Crown has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Ms. Lich and Mr. Barber personally committed mischief as leaders and organizers and social media influencers,” Justice Heather Perkins-McVey ruled on April 3 at the Ottawa courthouse, adding that they “also aided and embedded that mischief and incited followers to continue that activity.”
Perkins-McVey said the evidence “strongly” showed that the two displayed a sense of unity with the protesters and encouraged them to block roads, which she said interfered with Ottawa residents’ lawful use of property….