Trial of convoy protest organizers Tamara Lich, Chris Barber

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:

Michael Kempa (English and French)

Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences

mkempa@uOttawa.ca

Professor Kempa can comment on all aspects of the case and the Freedom Convoy.
 

Nomi Claire Lazar (English only)

Full Professor, Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences, and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.

Nomi.Lazar@uOttawa.ca 

Professor Lazar’s expertise includes state crises and the use of emergency powers, criminal law policy and apocalyptic politics. She has followed the convoy extensively and was a member of the Research Council for the Public Order Emergency Commission led by Justice Paul Rouleau.
 

Joao Velloso (English and French)

Associate Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Secion

Joao.Velloso@uottawa.ca

Professor Velloso has expertise in the policing of protesters and mass events and was on-the-ground in Ottawa conducting research and field work, plus media and social media analysis, of the protests/occupation.

Florian Martin-Bariteau (English and French)

Associate Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section, Director of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, and University Research Chair in Technology and Society.

fmb@uOttawa.ca

Professor Bariteau can discuss matters related to the money, including the convoy's fundraising tactics and use of cryptocurrency plus the emergency measures used by the government to seize funds.