Big day at Elgin St. courthouse tommorrow. Decision on bail for Tamara Lich at 9:30 am. She wants to be released on $5,000 bond; Crown wants her held until trial. Also: Pat King is in the courtroom next door at same time for his bail hearing. I'll try to tweet deets from both.
Courtrooms #11 and #12, if you'd like to go watch.
During Lich's hearing, the Crown strongly opposed allowing Lich's husband Dwayne standing as surety. He said their bank accounts have been frozen, can't pay hotel bill, and unclear how they will get out of Ottawa and back to Medicine Hat.
During his testimony at the bail hearing, Dwayne revealed that he came to Ottawa to join his wife on a private jet, at the expense of someone named Joseph. So that might be an option for the return trip.
Dwayne showed an incomplete understanding of Canadian law (cited the First Amendment) but promised to ensure his wife would observe any bail conditions imposed on her.
He told the court he came to Ottawa to protect his wife from any potential danger, and cited the examples of John F. Kennedy and John Lennon. Also: he has subsisted in Ottawa mostly on apples, per his testimony.
Anyway, the chances of Tamara Lich being denied bail seem remote, as she is not charged with crimes of violence. The Crown says giving her bail would be "a mockery" of justice. But odds are on a release with conditions. / Fin.
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