Tamara Lich, the main organizer of the Ottawa siege, will remain in jail until her trial.
For Justice Julie Bourgeois of the Ontario Court of Justice, it is a question of “maintaining confidence in the administration of justice”. She pointed out that there is “a substantial possibility” that the defendant would commit another offense if released.
Arrested Thursday evening as the police operation began to dislodge the besiegers of the federal capital, Tamara Lich faces a charge of having advised others to commit mischief.
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She is the instigator of the crowdfunding campaign that gave birth to the convoy. She has also been the main face of the movement since day one.
A former worker in the oil sector, she is one of the founders of the Maverick Party, the Alberta separatist party, born from Wexit, which calls for the independence of the western provinces.
Lich is also involved in the Yellow Vests and was among the organizers of a previous attempt to cripple Ottawa by truck: the United we Roll demonstration in 2019 against the carbon tax.