Political commentary on convoy protest organizers Lich and Barber’s sentencing ‘corrosive’ and ‘dangerous,’ say observers

Progressive Senator Andrew Cardozo says politicians shouldn’t be telling judges what to do, as judges are only applying laws passed by Parliament.

The Crown is seeking sentences of seven years for Tamara Lich, left, and eight years for Chris Barber, organizers of the Freedom Convoy, who were convicted of mischief in April. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY ELEANOR WAND

August 9, 2025

Commentary from Conservative MPs denouncing the Crown’s sentence submissions for convoy protest leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber “cross a dangerous line” in potentially swaying a judge’s decision, says a Progressive Senator who lived in Ottawa during the 2022 pro...

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