Key convoy organizer Tamara Lich denied bail while Patrick King appears in court
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Tamara Lich, one of the most visible organizers behind protests against COVID-19 restrictions and the Liberal government near Parliament Hill, was denied bail Tuesday.
An Ontario court judge said she believed there was a substantial likelihood Tamara Lich would commit offences if released.
Another key organizer, Patrick King, was in court for a bail hearing, where a woman who acknowledged she had only met him four weeks ago offered to be a surety, pledging half the value of her Alberta home to guarantee his bail.
The Crown argued for King's continued detention, and the court is slated to rule on the matter Friday.
In Lich's case, Justice Julie Bourgeois said the trucker convoy's effect on Ottawa was immense and she felt Lich was obstinate and disingenuous in her responses to the court during her bail hearing, which took place Saturday.
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