US EditionFormer MPP's Freedom Convoy-related case back on after stay of charges overturned
The Court of Appeal attributed an additional 93 days of delay to exceptional circumstances, reinstating charges related to nine offences from the Freedom Convoy protests, including assault.
- The Court of Appeal for Ontario overturned a lower-court stay, reviving the criminal case against former Ontario legislator Randy Hillier by reallocating 93 days as exceptional circumstances.
- After the Supreme Court ruling, a rescheduled venue motion caused delays, with prosecutors accepting one of the earliest dates offered, the court noted.
- Hillier was charged in March 2022 with alleged offences including assaulting a peace officer, mischief, counselling mischief, and resisting or obstructing a peace officer; he served 15 years in the provincial legislature.
- On Friday, March 20, 2026, the appeal court found McVey should have attributed another 93 days of delay to exceptional circumstances, overturning the lower-court stay.
- The reversal involves the widely publicized Freedom Convoy protests and reassigns 93 days of delay, affecting procedural credit for courts.
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Former MPP's Freedom Convoy-related case back on after stay of charges overturned
The criminal case against former Ontario legislator Randy Hillier over his participation in the Freedom Convoy protests is back on after the province’s top court overturned a decision to stay the charges.
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The Hamilton SpectatorFormer MPP’s Freedom Convoy-related case back on after stay of charges overturned
The criminal case against former Ontario legislator Randy Hillier over his participation in the Freedom Convoy protests is back on after the province's top court overturned a decision to stay
Former MPP’s Freedom Convoy-related case back on after stay of charges overturned – 105.9 The Region
The criminal case against former Ontario legislator Randy Hillier over his participation in the Freedom Convoy protests is back on after the province’s top court overturned a decision to stay the charges. The charges were stayed in late 2024 after a lower court judge ruled that the case had stretched too long, taking it past the mandatory time limits set by the Supreme Court of Canada. The cap is 30 months for cases in Superior Court, and the lo…
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