OTTAWA—A lawyer representing Freedom Convoy leader Chris Barber argued in court that the Crown is unable to seize his long-haul truck “Big Red,” as the property has been neither seized previously nor subject to restraint order.
“This is a very strange thing that the Crown is trying to do. It makes no sense within the statutory scheme,” lawyer Brendan Miller said on Sept. 12.
Barber and Tamara Lich, who were the chief organizers of the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other pandemic measures, were found guilty of mischief in April, while Barber was also found guilty of counselling others to disobey a court order….