Randy Hillier's charge for COVID-19 lockdown protest in Cornwall, Ont. withdrawn

Then-independent MPP Randy Hillier was acquitted of charges under the Reopening Ontario Act for his participation in an anti-lockdown protest in Cornwall on May 1, 2021, as the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled the gathering restrictions unconstitutional. Following this decision, the Crown withdrew Hillier’s charges, concluding legal proceedings against him and other co-defendants related to the protest.

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