At the time of this writing, the sentencing of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber has not yet been announced. Hearings took place last week, but the actual sentencing may be delayed until October 7. Across the country, freedom-loving patriots are watching to see what will come down from the bench. Canadians want to know if government control of judges is complete or whether there is yet a faint heartbeat of compassion in those appointed to apply the principles of justice and the law…as it is written.

Regardless of the sentences that will be handed down, the greatest injustices have already been perpetrated, not only on Tamara and Chris, but on all Canadians. These two individuals, who have been dragged through the mud and had their lives disrupted for the past 3 ½ years, represented the hopes and dreams of so many of us, and their courageous efforts to confront tyrannical government mandates gave us hope that reason and a love for freedom might still prevail. Their sudden arrest and the unleashing of brutal force against peaceful protestors in February, 2022 woke us up to the depth of the arrogance and entitlement of the political establishment in Ottawa. The incarceration of Ms. Lich and Mr. Barber on charges of mischief was a transparent act of desperation meant to cudgel all Canadians into abject and unthinking obedience to the whims of uncaring politicians.

There are so many things wrong with this case, it’s hard to know where to start. In the first place, it should be Justin Trudeau in the docket. Every complaint against the defendants that was raised in their trial ought to have been levied against the former Prime Minister and those who supported his draconian edicts. Justin Trudeau should be facing a life sentence for imposing unscientific and harmful mandates on the Canadian people. He has blood on his hands—the blood of those who died or were injured by his mandated injections.

Mr. Trudeau and his sycophantic colleagues in the House bear 100% of the responsibility for businesses that were destroyed, for families that were separated, for the elderly who died without the comfort of a loved one’s touch. He and his Chief Public Health Officer, Theresa Tam, used the force of the law to pressure Canadians to accept an experimental injection, which they assured everyone was “safe and effective.” History has shown that it was harmful and ineffective. When Freedom Convoy organizers sought an audience with the Prime Minister, ready to present facts and figures through medical experts, world-famous doctors, vaccinologists and other specialists, the PM refused to meet with them, claiming he was in isolation because he had COVID. That should have broken the narrative right then and there. If the PM, who claimed to have taken the so-called ‘vaccine’ and boosters and who claimed that the vaccine would keep people safe and prevent infection…if the PM had COVID, then obviously he was either wrong or lying. Or both.

It was obvious that Mr. Trudeau didn’t want to meet with representatives of the thousands of concerned citizens who had come to Ottawa to express their concern with his mandates. He is a man who met in the streets of Ottawa with illegal Black Lives Matter protestors. He is a man who rewarded the killer of a US soldier with a $10.5 million dollar settlement and an apology for allegedly violating his “charter rights.” Yet, when the Prime Minister knowingly and deliberately violated the charter rights of thousands of Canadians and illegally and unconstitutionally implemented the Emergencies Act, there was no apology, no sober second thought; just a relentless effort to punish those who refused to submit quietly to his dictatorial decrees. There’s been no apology to the families who lost loved ones as a result of myocarditis. No apology to the many women who lost a child through vaccine-induced miscarriage.

Mr. Trudeau and his then-Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland, together with provincial premiers, closed churches, jailed pastors, bankrupted businesses and violated the actual charter rights of millions of Canadians. Today, Liberal government prosecutors are vindictively pursuing harsh prison sentences for those who peacefully attempted to bring common sense back to Ottawa. The principle, established at Nuremberg, of “fully-informed consent” has been ignored along with conscience rights.

Those who testified against Ms. Lich and Mr. Barber, during their tortuous trial, complained about the horn honking and the inconveniences they claim to have suffered when the Convoy was in Ottawa. All those complaints should have been directed against the Prime Minister who imposed his will on Canadians, who promoted a product that killed and injured many and who refused to even meet with convoy organizers or to discuss the issues. Had he met with them in good faith, I’m sure a satisfactory agreement could have been reached, without the use of horses and truncheons.

This sham trial in a kangaroo court that resulted in “guilty” verdicts for these two patriots is now itself on trial, as concerned citizens assess whether the current crop of elected politicians and appointed judges have the capacity for self-evaluation and honest reflection. So far, the evidence is lacking.

We pray that God will vindicate those who have been unjustly condemned and, at the very least, the judge will release these heroes without further punishment or torment. If, by the time you read this, a further punishment is inflicted upon them, we can assume that Canadians will have a long painful struggle ahead to regain our freedom.

Let this struggle begin with championing our heritage of freedoms through support of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada, the federal political party that has championed the cause of a free Canada through holding governments (City of Hamilton) responsible for their violations of our Charter rights. Join today!