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Chris Barber and Tamara Lich were sentenced to 12 months of house arrest, followed by six months under curfew, for their roles in organizing the 2022 trucker convoy protest that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks.

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NewsBY MARLO GLASS | UPDATED October 7, 2025

Chris Barber and Tamara Lich were sentenced to 12 months of house arrest, followed by six months under curfew, for their roles in organizing the 2022 trucker convoy protest that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks.

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