Wed Sep 13, 2023 – 8:38 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – During the sixth day of the Freedom Convoy leaders’ trial, the court viewed multiple social media posts showing how Tamara Lich called for protesters to be “peaceful” and even to “pray for the Prime Minister.”
The court continued with the voir dire, or trial within a trial, on Tuesday, seeing additional testimony from Sgt. Joanne Pilotte of the Ottawa Police Service. The day centered around determining the admissibility of social media posts showing Lich and Chris Barber as evidence. The Crown is looking to have social media “evidence” of Lich and Barber allowed to be entered into the court.
Some of the social media posts, as noted by The Democracy Fund (TDF), which is crowdfunding Lich’s legal costs in a day six trial update, show Lich giving heartfelt speeches, telling people not to “give in,” and to “keep love in your heart.”
Videos show Lich saying to protesters to “remain peaceful,” with one even showing her calling for people to “pray for the Prime Minister (Justin Trudeau).”
Other videos showed Lich and Barber making general statements about the protests. In one video, the TDF noted
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