One of the leaders of the convoy protest that occupied downtown Ottawa for three weeks last month was in court Wednesday, hoping to overturn an earlier judicial decision that she be held without bail until her trial on the charges of counselling to commit the offence of mischief and committing mischief.
Tamara Lich, 49, of Medicine Hat, Alta., asked Ontario Superior Court Justice Hon. John M. Johnston to overturn a ruling made by a lower court judge, Ontario Court Justice Julie Bourgeois, that Lich be held without bail.
After more than six hours of testimony and arguments, Justice Johnston reserved his decision until Monday, March 7. Lich, who has been in detention since Feb.
17 will remain in jail at least until then. Read more: Tamara Lich, convoy organizer, denied bail as judge notes ‘grave’ nature of charge One of the points that Lich made in an affidavit she put before Justice Johnston to support her application was that she learned after her bail hearing that the bail judge, Justice Bourgeois, was a candidate in the 2011 general election for the Liberal Party of Canada and, according to her affidavit, she learned Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau praised Bourgeois’ candidacy at the time.