OTTAWA—Freedom Convoy co-organizer Chris Barber has been given a conditional sentence of 18 months and a three-month concurrent conditional sentence for his role in the protest, which will be served in the community under house arrest.
Justice Heather Perkins-McVey ruled on Oct. 7 that Barber will also be required to serve 100 hours of community service. Sentencing for co-organizer Tamara Lich’s will happen later today.
The Crown had sought seven-plus years of jail time for Lich and Barber, in addition to seeking to seize and auction off Barber’s truck “Big Red,” which he used to travel from Saskatchewan to Ottawa for the convoy protest. Perkins-McVey has said her decision on the seizure of the truck will continue in November….