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Convoy leader Tamara Lich denied permission to travel internationally

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Ritchie, S. (2026, September 17). Convoy leader Tamara Lich denied permission to travel internationally. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/cp-newsalert-convoy-leader-lich-denied-permission-to-travel-internationally/article_cb881f1f-c5ff-5fd9-841f-d0b9361760c4.html

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Tamara Lich, an organizer of the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest that blocked parts of Ottawa for almost a month, has been denied permission to travel internationally by an Ontario judge. Last October, she was convicted of mischief related to her involvement in the protest.

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Tamara Lich, a key organizer of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" protest in Ottawa, has been denied permission to travel internationally by an Ontario judge. Last October, Lich was found guilty of mischief for her role in the protest that blockaded downtown Ottawa around Parliament Hill for nearly a month. She received a sentence of 12 months house arrest and 100 hours of community service. In July, she applied to court to travel internationally for work with Rebel News, which includes an interview in Arizona, future book tours, speaking engagements, and participation in a Caribbean cruise fundraiser. However, Ontario Court Justice Heather Perkins-McVey ruled that allowing her international travel would undermine the punitive and deterrent effects of her sentence.

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An Ontario judge says Tamara Lich, one of the key organizers of the 2022 “Freedom Convoy” protest in Ottawa, will not be allowed to travel abroad. asserted

Lich → say → Ottawa

Last October, Lich was found guilty of mischief for her role in the mass protest which blockaded downtown Ottawa around Parliament Hill for nearly a month. asserted

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Convoy leader Tamara Lich denied permission to travel internationally

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