COVID-19 rules barring protests in 2021 were unconstitutional: Ontario’s top court

Police charge organizers of anti-lockdown protest in Niagara Falls - Hamilton

Investigators say the accused is facing a single charge tied to an 'organized' gathering that drew hundreds.

Pandemic rules barring protests in 2021 unconstitutional: Ontario’s top court

Restrictions prohibiting peaceful protests in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic were unconstitutional, the province's top court ruled.

COVID-19 Rules Barring Protests in 2021 Were Unconstitutional: Ontario’s Top Court

The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that restrictions on peaceful protests during the COVID-19 pandemic were unconstitutional, overturning a ruling by a lower court that dismissed the Charter challenge by former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier. “It is refreshing to see a court do its job of protecting our Charter freedoms, by holding government to a high standard. There was no science behind Ontario’s total ban on all outdoor protests,” said John Ca…

Ontario court admits ban on Covid protests was unconstitutional

Then-Ontario MPP Randy Hillier had been charged for organizing or attending protests against COVID restrictions in spring 2021, during a time when the province banned most outdoor gatherings.

COVID-19 gathering limits unjustifiably violated Charter, Ontario's top court rules

Ontario's highest court has ruled that gathering limits during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2021 unjustifiably violated the Charter right to peaceful assembly, and it's allowing former Ottawa-area MPP Randy Hillier to appeal the dismissal of his challenge to those limits.

In victory for Hillier, COVID-19 rules on protests found unconstitutional

TORONTO – Provincial restrictions on gatherings that prohibited peaceful protests in Ontario for several weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic were unconstitutional, the province’s top court ruled Monday.