Benjamin Dichter, James Bauder and Tamara Lich will testify before the Public Order Emergency Committee, which is considering the use of emergency powers in mid-February to clear up what had become a week-long occupation of downtown Ottawa. Dichter was the protest’s first spokesperson and later helped coordinate a cryptocurrency fundraiser for the march. Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich, left, and Chris Barber talk as they await the start of the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 1 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) Lich was responsible for creating one of the original online fundraisers and soon became one of the movement’s most recognizable leaders. Bauder created the Canada Unity group that helped develop the original escort plan. Ottawa residents, business associations, officials and police have already testified at the public hearings, which will continue until Nov. 25 and culminate with testimony from federal leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
