Lich's lawyers are also arguing that bail hearings should consider the Gladue principles.
"People like to control people," he said. "It doesn't matter if they're Russian, or Chinese, or American... Take a look at what's going on in Canada."
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the province have seen a dramatic fall, with ICU admittances also falling.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that his government will move forward with banning imports of Russian crude oil.
When asked about the mask mandate at a press conference on Monday, he said that the province is not "far away."
"There were Ottawans who were subjected to intimidation, harassment, threats of rape," said Mendicino.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba made an invitation to foreigners this past weekend, urging them to contact Ukrainian embassies to enlist.
"They have been slandered as Nazis and terrorists and treated worse that murderers. We stand with the truckers and the Canadians!"
CBC News spoke to a clinical psychologist who said that downtown Ottawa residents hearing "phantom honking" are experiencing "mild trauma."
"Tonight the Jucep team decided to temporarily remove the word p**tine from its trademark in order to express, in its own way, its profound dismay at the situation in Ukraine."
"... I’m not just talking about Communist China’s social credit system. I’m talking about Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister, and the Emergencies Act he passed," said Noem.
"Today, Canada is announcing our third set of severe, coordinated sanctions," Trudeau said.
Dr. Kieran Moore, the Chief Medical Officer for Ontario, told the public during a Thursday press conference that, when the mask mandate gets lifted, it will happen almost everywhere in the province "simultaneously."
Freedom Convoy leader and organizer Pat King has been denied bail.
"Ontario joins Canada’s allies in condemning the Russian government’s act of aggression against the Ukrainian people, and will direct the LCBO to withdraw all products produced in Russia from store shelves."