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Conservative MP slams Freedom Convoy leaders’ sentencing as ‘political persecution’
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Conservative MP Jeremy Patzer condemned the 25-month-long trial of Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber as ‘political persecution’ for making Justin Trudeau ‘look bad.’
Conservative Member of Parliament Jeremy Patzer has condemned the Freedom Convoy leaders’ trial as “political persecution.”
In an October 7 post on X, Patzer reacted to the sentencing of Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, noting that while the two avoided jail time, the Liberal government dragged them through years of legal battles as its own form of punishment.
“Glad to hear that jail time was averted, although this sentencing is still a reach,” he commented. “This case was nothing more than political persecution. Chris and Tamara created a situation that made Justin Trudeau look bad, and they paid the price.”
Glad to hear that jail time was averted, although this sentencing is still a reach.
This case was nothing more than political persecution. Chris and Tamara created a situation that made Justin Trudeau look bad, and they paid the price.
As of early June, the federal government… pic.twitter.com/1decbyrjYz
— Jeremy Patzer (@jeremy_patzer) October 7, 2025
Legal battles for Barber and Lich, organizers of the 2022 Freedom Convoy which protested COVID mandates, began in September 2023. The trial spanned 45 days of hearings over about 13 months, ending September 2024.
In April 2025, the pair were found guilty of “mischief.” Then began the three-month-long sentencing process from July 2025 to October 2025. Yesterday, Barber and Lich were sentenced to 18 months of house arrest, along with a curfew and 100 hours of community service.
In total, their legal process lasted over 25 months and cost Canadian taxpayers over $21 million dollars.
Patzer argued that “whether or not you agreed with Chris and Tamara, this is wrong. There is no excuse for these proceedings to have been dragged out this long over mischief.”
Indeed, while they did not receive jail time, Barber and Lich’s lengthy legal battles may discourage other Canadians from publicly opposing the Liberal government. Patzer argued that this is just what Liberals intended.
“When the government takes you to court, it is the process, not the penalty, that breaks you,” he said. “The goal of this whole farce was to break Chris and Tamara with the full institutional weight of the Crown because of Justin Trudeau’s political emergency.”
Despite the peaceful nature of the Freedom Convoy, then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act (EA) to clear out protesters, an action a federal judge has since said was “not justified.” During the clear-out, an elderly lady was trampled by a police horse, and many who donated to the cause had their bank accounts frozen.
As reported by Blacklock’s Reporter, a federal audit did not mention the false claims the government made against the Freedom Convoy, which were used to allow Trudeau to impose the EA to clear out the protesters.
Indeed, in 2023, as reported by LifeSiteNews, disclosed records showed that Canada’s Department of Public Safety fabricated a security bulletin that claimed the Freedom Convoy protesters had plundered federal office buildings in an apparent attempt to discredit the movement.
Despite enduring years of legal battles, Lich’s comments on social media have revealed that her spirit is far from broken.
“Thy will, not my will, be done,” she wrote in an October 7 post on X, before receiving her sentencing. “Trust His plan.”
“No matter what happens today, as Chris Barber told the truckers over the cb radio on our trip out a few years ago, ‘We’ve already won, guys,’” she continued.
Thy will, not my will, be done.
Trust His plan.
Thank you Canada, and everyone around the world who has sent love, prayers and support.
No matter what happens today, as Chris Barber told the truckers over the cb radio on our trip out a few years ago, “We’ve already won,… pic.twitter.com/nvZSlZ0b7Z
— Tamara Lich 🇨🇦 (@LichTamara) October 7, 2025
From LifeSiteNews
The Crown’s appeal claims the judge made a mistake in her verdict on the intimidation charges, and also in how she treated aggravating and mitigating factors regarding sentencing.
Government lawyers for the Crown have filed an appeal the acquittals of Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber on intimidation charges.
The Crown also wants their recent 18-month conditional sentence on mischief charges replaced with harsher penalties, which could include possible jail time.
According to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), it is “asking the Ontario Court of Appeal to enter a conviction on the intimidation charge or order a new trial on that count,” for Barber’s charges.
Specifically, the Crown’s appeal claims that the judge made a mistake in her verdict on the intimidation charges, and also in how she treated aggravating and mitigating factors regarding sentencing.
As reported by LifeSiteNews, both Lich and Barber have filed appeals of their own against their house arrest sentences, arguing that the trial judge did not correctly apply the law on their mischief charges.
Barber’s lawyer, Diane Magas, said that her client “relied in good faith on police and court direction during the protest. The principles of fairness and justice require that citizens not be punished for following the advice of authorities. We look forward to presenting our arguments before the Court.”
On October 7, Ontario Court Justice Heather Perkins-McVey sentenced Lich and Chris Barber to 18 months’ house arrest after being convicted earlier in the year of “mischief.”
Lich was given 18 months less time already spent in custody, amounting to 15 1/2 months.
Lich and Barber were declared guilty of mischief for their roles as leaders of the protest against COVID mandates in April 2022, and as social media influencers. The conviction came after a nearly two-year trial despite the non-violent nature of the popular movement.
The Lich and Barber trial concluded in September 2024, more than a year after it began. It was originally scheduled to last 16 days.
As reported by LifeSiteNews, the Canadian government was hoping to put Lich in jail for no less than seven years and Barber for eight years.
LifeSiteNews recently reported that Lich detailed her restrictive house arrest conditions, revealing she is “not” able to leave her house or even pick up her grandchildren from school without permission from the state.
As reported by LifeSiteNews, Lich, reflecting on her recent house arrest verdict, said she has no “remorse” and will not “apologize” for leading a movement that demanded an end to all COVID mandates.
From LifeSiteNews
Lawyers will argue that there is no evidence linking Tamara Lich ‘to the misdeeds of others.’
Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich said she will appeal her recent mischief conviction in an Ontario court, with her lawyers saying “there was no evidence linking her to the misdeeds of others.”
In a press release late yesterday, Lich’s legal team, headed by Lawrence Greenspon, Eric Granger, and Hannah Drennan, made the announcement.
“Lawyers for Tamara Lich filed Notice of Appeal in the Ontario Court of Appeal of the conviction for mischief arising out of the Freedom Convoy,” the release stated.
Lich’s legal team noted that there are two reasons for the principal grounds of appeal.
“While there was substantial evidence that Tamara encouraged the protesters to be peaceful, lawful and safe, there was no evidence linking her to the misdeeds of others,” they said.
The second reason for the appeal, according to Lich’s lawyers, is that the “trial judge failed to give effect to the principle that communication that would otherwise be mischief is protected by section 2(b) of the Charter, freedom of expression.”
On October 7, Ontario Court Justice Heather Perkins-McVey sentenced Lich and Chris Barber to 18 months’ house arrest after being convicted earlier in the year of “mischief.”
Lich was given 18 months less time already spent in custody, amounting to 15 1/2 months.
As reported by LifeSiteNews, the Canadian government was hoping to put Lich in jail for no less than seven years and Barber for eight years for their roles in the 2022 protests against COVID mandates.
Interestingly, Perkins-McVey said about Lich and Barber during the sentencing, “They came with the noblest of intent and did not advocate for violence.”
As reported by LifeSiteNews, Lich, reflecting on her recent sentencing of over a year’s house arrest for her role in the 2022 Freedom Convoy, laid bare the fact that when all is said in done, seven years of her life will have been spent in a government-imposed “lockdown” in one form or another.
LifeSiteNews recently reported that Lich detailed her restrictive house arrest conditions, revealing she is “not” able to leave her house or even pick up her grandkids from school without permission from the state.
As reported by LifeSiteNews, Lich, reflecting on her recent house arrest verdict, said she has no “remorse” and will not “apologize” for leading a movement that demanded an end to all COVID mandates.
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