Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Sarah Ritchie and Craig Lord
Publication Date: July 21, 2025 - 17:15
Trucker convoy organizers publicly supported by Conservative MPs ahead of sentencing
July 21, 2025
Several Conservative MPs are criticizing the Crown’s approach to prosecuting two key organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” protests, with the party’s deputy leader calling it an act of “political vengeance.”
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were convicted of mischief in April for their roles in organizing the demonstration, which blockaded streets around Parliament Hill for more than three weeks in early 2022.
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The White House is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus antisemitism, using the deal it struck with Columbia University as a template, according to an administration official familiar with the matter.Fines have become a staple of proposed deals in talks with Harvard and other schools, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
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July 25, 2025 - 20:27 | Brad Wheeler | The Globe and Mail
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