Lich, who was behind more than $ 10 million in fundraising efforts to support the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa, is being accused along with Chris Barber of disorderly conduct, counseling, obstruction, and obstruction. advising on bullying and intimidation by blocking and blocking one or more highways. Participates in a handful of high profile Greenspon customers. He has previously represented Mohammad Momin Khawaja, the first Canadian to be charged under Canadian Counterterrorism Act, and former Senator Mike Duffy. “Some of the people who contacted me are well aware of the fact that in the past I have represented alleged terrorists and murderers and people accused of sexual assault. That, I guess, in their minds is okay,” Greenspan said. “The reaction from strangers was – I’m frustrated because you’re the one and the other in our community and I’m not putting it up with you representing Tamara Lich,” says Lawrence Greenspon. (Alistair Steele / CBC)
“But representing Tamara Lich, who has no criminal record, is not charged with a violent crime, is not involved in weapons, is not sexually assaulted – they seem to have a problem with that.” He said he had vowed to zealously defend a man whose freedom was at stake. “I do not have any difficulty in representing Tamara Lich. It does not mean that I agree with what she did or did not do. But it does mean that she has the right to be represented when her freedom is at stake,” she said. Lich was arrested on February 17, denied bail, but later released on March 7 on the condition that she leave Ottawa within 24 hours, abstain from social media and have no contact with certain co-organizers. Everyone has the right to be represented by law. — Lawrence Greenspon
Diane Magkas represented Barber and Lich, but now she just represents Barber. Greenspan is expected to challenge the terms of the Leach warranty, in particular as regards the use of social media. The reaction from friends was: “I’m not surprised, it will be well represented.” The reaction from strangers was: “I’m disappointed because you were this, that and the other in our community and I do not put it together with you who represent Tamara Lich,” he said. “It is these individuals who really need to understand what the role of ombudsman is and how important it is for everyone to have the right to be represented in accordance with the law.”

He worked in oil and gas

Lich worked in the Alberta oil and gas sector from 2017 until she was fired in March 2020 “due to a COVID-19-related closure,” according to an affidavit she made March 2. She and her husband moved to Harrison Park, Man., For work after his dismissal, but in November 2021 they returned to Alberta and worked again. He used a five-week vacation to come to Ottawa, where he was considered a key figure in anti-COVID-19 health protests, according to the affidavit. In her affidavit she said she would return to work after her release on bail.

Millions were raised for the escort

In a separate affidavit filed in court over a proposed class action lawsuit against her and others, Lich said she was involved in creating the crowdfunding campaign for Freedom Convoy on the GoFundMe platform. Lich delivers a statement during a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, February 3, 2022. (Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press)
He said he used a personal TD bank account, which had no balance, as a designated account to hold funds from donations. An email address was created for accepting donations, which was also entered into her personal account. At the time, he was the only person with access to donations. When GoFundMe released $ 1 million in donations on February 2, it did so on Lich’s personal account set aside for the protest. Two days after sending her $ 1 million, GoFundMe said it had closed the campaign, citing breaches of its rules on violence and harassment, with all other donations being returned directly to individual donors. Lich said that on the same day that it received the GoFundMe money, a “hold” was entered in its Freedom Convoy-related account. He said that the bank did not prevent the deposit of money in the account, but it was not possible to withdraw the funds. While accessing the money provided by GoFundMe, Lich said it had completed about $ 26,000 in transactions. She spent $ 13,000 on bulk fuel purchases and another $ 13,000 was “withdrawn in cash and used for various purposes,” she said in her affidavit.