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Freedom Convoy organizers Christopher Barber and Tamara Lich

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MACLEOD: Lich, Barber, and the dangerous criminalization of protest

Colin MacLeod

6 hours ago

4 min read

Freedom Convoy leaders have become political examples, raising serious questions about free speech, proportional justice, and government overreach in Canada.

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