‘We did it!’: Crowd greets Freedom Convoy organizer after bond approved

Published March 8, 2022 8:26pm ET



A crowd of supporters gathered outside the Ontario Court in Canada’s capital as Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich was released from custody on 25,000 Canadian dollar ($19,400) bond after a justice in Ottawa overturned a previous ruling.

Lich had been held in an Ottawa jail since Feb. 17, when she was arrested and charged with counseling to commit mischief for her role in the trucker protests against COVID-19 mandates. She was first denied bail nearly two weeks ago by Ontario Court Justice Julie Bourgeois, claiming Lich presented a substantial risk to “re-offend.”

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