A judge will soon decide whether the Crown will be able to seize Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber’s truck “Big Red” that he utilized during the 2022 trucker protest.
Justice Heather Perkins-McVey will read her decision at the Ottawa Courthouse on Dec. 19. According to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), which has provided funding for Barber’s legal defence, either party will be able to appeal the ruling.
Barber and fellow organizer Tamara Lich were found guilty of mischief earlier this year, and Barber was also found guilty of counselling others to disobey a court order. Perkins-McVey did not find Lich and Barber guilty of intimidation or counselling to commit intimidation, and they were also found not guilty on the charges of obstructing police….