Former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier, a prominent figure in the protest movement against pandemic lockdowns, argued a Charter challenge contending that the province’s stay-at-home order and restrictions on outdoor gatherings unjustly encroached on his right to engage in peaceful protest, according to a July 27 press release from the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF).
On April 7, 2021, the Ontario government imposed a stay-at-home order that required residents to remain in their homes with the exception of essential visits to the pharmacy or the grocery store. The order effectively banned outdoor protests and gatherings in the province.
