COVID-19-related charges laid against former MP Derek Sloan and former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier have been dropped by Crown prosecutors, says the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF).
Mr. Hillier, a former Ontario MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, and Mr. Sloan, former MP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington, were both alleged to have attended a rally protesting lockdowns in 2021 during provincial health orders that banned outdoor gatherings. The men each faced a maximum fine of $100,000 for attending the protest.
The JCCF announced in a July 12 press release that the Crown prosecutor had agreed on June 29 to drop the charges in exchange for a modest charitable donation or volunteer work from Mr. Hiller and Mr. Sloan….