LIVE UPDATES: Trial of convoy protest organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber begins today

Lich and Barber stand co-accused of mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation for their roles in the weeks-long protest that gridlocked streets in downtown Ottawa and left residents dismayed by its presence through much of January and February 2022.

Several of the charges hinge on whether Lich and Barber encouraged protesters to defy police orders by remaining in Ottawa after authorities ordered everyone to clear the streets and, if they did, whether that was a criminal act.

The Crown hopes to establish that Barber and Lich worked together in lockstep, so that evidence against one of them will apply to both.