COVID-Related Charges Against Derek Sloan, Randy Hillier, Other Protesters Dropped

COVID-Related Charges Against Derek Sloan, Randy Hillier, Other Protesters Dropped
Independent member of Parliament Derek Sloan rises during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Feb. 5, 2021. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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Charges have been dropped against several notable individuals, including former MP Derek Sloan, Ontario MPP Randy Hillier, and pastor Heinrich Hildebrandt, who protested COVID-19 health measures during the pandemic, according to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF).

The protesters, including private citizen Dan Stasko, took part in a peaceful protest against government health measures in Norfolk, Ontario, in June 2021 and were subsequently charged with violating public health orders that had come into effect through the “Reopening Ontario Act.”