By Chris Brown and Meghan Cobb

Accused of breaching non-communication o

UPDATED: Tamara Lich arrested in Medicine Hat for alleged breach of bail conditions

Jun 27, 2022 | 9:44 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Medicine Hat’s Tamara Lich, organizer of the so-called “Freedom Convoy” has been arrested for allegedly breaching her bail conditions.

The Medicine Hat Police Service confirms Lich was arrested on Monday, June 27, on a Canada wide warrant issued for one count of failure to comply with a release order

Eric Granger, one of Lich’s criminal defence lawyers, tells CHAT News, “what we know based on the court records to this point is that there is a warrant out of Ontario alleging a breach of a non-communication condition.”

He adds they look forward to getting more details when Lich is returned to Ontario to deal with the matter so that the next steps can be determined.

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One of the people named in the non-communication order is convoy spokesperson Tom Marazzo. Lich and Marazzo were photographed next to each other on June 16 in Toronto at a Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms event.

Lich was there to accept the Freedom Award given out by the JCCF.

Lich was held in custody in Medicine Hat and participated in a judicial interim release hearing at 10:30 a.m. on June 28, where a justice of the peace ordered a six-day remand.

A six-day remand means the accused may be held by the jurisdiction where the warrant was executed so a hearing before a Justice of the Peace can take place. The hearing determines a form of release or orders the remand of the accused. The accused must then be brought before a justice of the peace in the province where the offence occurred within six days.

Lich will be transported to Ottawa in the next day by the Ottawa Police Service. She will then appear in front of a justice to answer the charge.

MHPS says questions on details about the allegations should be directed to the Ottawa Police Service.

Lich was a leading voice of the convoy to Ottawa that eventually became a weeks-long occupation of Canada’s capital.

Lich was initially arrested in February and charged with mischief, counselling mischief, intimidation and other charges. She remained in custody for nearly three weeks before being granted bail under strict conditions. She returned to Medicine Hat on March 12. Crown prosecutors argued in May she should be sent back to jail for an alleged breach of conditions then, but she was allowed to remain free while awaiting trial.