Tamara Lich, key organizer of protests in Ottawa, denied bail

OTTAWA, ON – Tamara Lich, one of the leading organizers behind protests against COVID-19 restrictions and the Liberal government on Parliament Hill, has been denied bail.

An Ontario court judge issued the decision in Ottawa this morning (Feb. 22), saying she believed there was a substantial likelihood Lich would reoffend if released.

A separate bail hearing is scheduled this morning for fellow protest organizer Patrick King. Lich was arrested last Thursday and charged with counselling to commit mischief and promised during a bail hearing on Saturday to give up her advocacy of the protest and return to Alberta.

Ontario Court Justice Julie Bourgeois reserved her bail decision on Lich until today.