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 expand the area of downtown Ottawa included in the Occupation Zone and covered by the lawsuit. The Further Fresh as Amended Statement of Claim 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.
At the same time that the Court granted the plaintiffs’ motion to amend, the Court also largely dismissed a motion brought by some of the defendants to strike the plaintiffs’ claims against them.