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OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, said it’s no accident Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich is still behind bars, saying it’s because she is a “political” prisoner.
“Tamara she’s in jail today … She’s under political repression,” Bernier said while speaking to a crowd of supporters earlier this month in Ottawa.
“For what? For nothing.”
Bernier recounted how he spent 12 hours in jail last year for going against COVID rules, which he said is nothing compared with what Lich has had to endure.
“It’s not our country. That’s political repression. I can tell you she will win, she’ will win that because we are behind her,” Bernier said.
Bernier added that his message is to “be resilient, celebrate our country, celebrate our way of life, knowing that it will be tough.”
“But knowing that when you do what you believe, when you work for yourselves and for your family and
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