Zexi Li v Chris Barber et al.
During the Freedom Convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa, the plaintiffs brought a motion for an interlocutory injunction to prevent the use of air horns or train horns within the Occupation Zone. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted the injunction on February 7, 2022, and it was extended for another 60 days on February 16, 2022.
On February 17, 2022, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted the plaintiffs’ motion for a Mareva injunction to prevent some of the defendants from using or dissipating funds collected to support the Freedom Convoy. The Mareva injunction has since been replaced by a preservation order. Undistributed funds raised to support the convoy are currently frozen under this court order.
On March 13, 2023, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted the plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file a Further Fresh as Amended Statement of Claim.
The Further Fresh as Amended Statement of Claim adds particulars and expands the area of downtown Ottawa included in the Occupation Zone and covered by the lawsuit. It also adds several defendants, including defendants that would serve as representatives for all owners and operators of semi-trucks who participated in the Freedom Convoy and for all those who donated to the Freedom Convoy after February 4, 2022. As part of these proceedings, the Court also largely dismissed a motion brought by some of the defendants to strike the plaintiffs’ claims against them.
If you lived, worked or did business in this zone during the convoy occupation, you will automatically be part of the proposed class action unless you contributed to or actively supported the convoy, or if you choose to opt out of the class action.
