A judge has rejected Tamara Lich’s plea to travel abroad while completing a house arrest term, which included plans for a Caribbean cruise and a visit to the White House.
Lich was convicted in April 2025 of various charges related to her involvement in orchestrating the 2022 convoy protest that caused significant disruption in downtown Ottawa for nearly a month.
Last October, she was given a conditional sentence that mandated 12 months of house arrest. Following her sentencing, Lich was granted permission to temporarily leave her residence in Medicine Hat, Alta., to attend her grandchildren’s school and subsequently traveled to other provinces for work purposes at Rebel News.
In July, Lich sought approval for international travel without providing a detailed itinerary but mentioning attending press events at the White House, embarking on a seven-day Caribbean cruise with Rebel News, and visiting Arizona to meet with Rob Schneider, a controversial right-wing comedian.
Opposing the request, Crown prosecutors argued that granting further travel exemptions would enable unrestricted international movement, undermining the impact of her sentence significantly. However, Lich’s defense contended that she had strictly adhered to the conditions of her conditional sentence.
In a recent ruling by Justice Heather Perkins McVey, it was determined that insufficient evidence was presented to justify the necessity of Lich’s travel request, especially concerning maintaining employment, and that approving it would contradict the sentencing principle.
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