{"id":1408032,"date":"2022-03-29T16:15:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T20:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1408032"},"modified":"2022-03-29T16:15:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T20:15:57","slug":"canadian-politician-arrested-and-charged-over-freedom-convoy-involvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-politician-arrested-and-charged-over-freedom-convoy-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Politician Arrested and Charged Over Freedom Convoy Involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcanadian-politician-arrested-and-charged-over-freedom-convoy-involvement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1408032&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Ontario member of the provincial parliament Randy Hillier surrendered to Ottawa police Monday and is facing nine criminal charges relating to his involvement in the Freedom Convoy protests last month.<\/p>\n<p>Hillier, who serves as an independent member of the provincial parliament (MPP) in Ontario, has been charged with assaulting a peace officer, obstructing a peace officer, obstructing someone aiding a peace officer as well as several counts of counselling an uncommitted indictable offence and counts of mischief.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_20422001\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/03\/Image-from-iOS-10-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Ontario MPP Randy Hillier (right) speaks during a 2021 campaign event alongside People\u2019s Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo: Chris Tomlinson\/Breitbart News)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Hillier, he was contacted by Ottawa police on Sunday and told to surrender himself on Monday, which he proceeded to do on Monday morning, broadcaster CBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/ottawa\/randy-hillier-arrest-protest-convoy-ottawa-mpp-1.6399669\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hillier told media that he had not assaulted any officers saying, \u201cSo unless handshakes or warm embraces are now considered assault, I have no idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Several of the organizers of the Freedom Convoy protests in Ottawa, Canada have been handed additional charges during separate court appearances this week. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YYBuMqWMI9\">https:\/\/t.co\/YYBuMqWMI9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1508108160078426119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Journalist Joe Warmington of the <em>Toronto Sun<\/em> newspaper published a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_warmington\/status\/1508468753989873664?s=20&#038;t=Il52ggTb5-Hou2ZyxbfnJw\">statement<\/a> from Hillier on Twitter in which Hillier commented on the ongoing situation saying, \u201cI look forward to the opportunity to defend myself against these charges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuestioning and challenging public policy is the role and responsibility of any elected representative,\u201d he said and added, \u201cnon-violent civil disobedience has been a globally accepted means of expressing grievance against governments, until 2022 in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hillier was criticised during the Freedom Convoy protests by some on social media after he was accused of calling for supporters of the Freedom Convoy to tie up emergency services phone lines in Ottawa, with some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/ottawa\/calls-to-arrest-randy-hillier-mpp-after-involvement-ottawa-protest-1.6359028\">demanding his arrest<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa lawyer\u00a0James Bowie was among those calling for Hillier\u2019s arrest last month, noting he had been involved with Freedom Convoy organisers like Tamara Lich, who was arrested after Prime Minister Trudeau <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/02\/14\/justin-trudeau-grabs-powers-under-never-before-used-emergencies-act-to-stomp-out-trucker-protests\/\">invoked the Emergencies Act<\/a> for the first time in Canadian history to end the three-week-long protests against Wuhan coronavirus restrictions and mandates.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018You Are a Disgrace\u2019 \u2013 European Politicians Slam \u2018Neo-Marxist\u2019 Trudeau Over Freedom Convoy Crackdown<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ofz4RLmIyU\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ofz4RLmIyU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1507115043007000597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Tamara Lich, who was initially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/02\/22\/freedom-convoy-organiser-tamara-lich-denied-bail-by-canadian-judge\/\">denied bail<\/a> by\u00a0Justice Julie Bourgeois \u2014 a <a href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/news\/liberal-julie-bourgeois\">former candidate<\/a> for the Liberal Party which Justin Trudeau now leads \u2014 also faces a number of criminal charges relating to her involvement in the protests, along with other organisers.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Canadian courts<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/03\/27\/canadian-freedom-convoy-organisers-hit-with-additional-charges-by-courts\/\"> increased the number of charges<\/a> against Lich and others, while Lich and her lawyer\u00a0Diane Magas have failed an appeal regarding Lich\u2019s bail conditions, which include restrictions on her use of social media, which they argue violates her rights to free expression.<\/p>\n<p>Hillier is not the first politician to be arrested during the reign of Prime Minister Trudeau in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, former Conservative cabinet minister and current leader of the People\u2019s Party of Canada (PPC) Maxime Bernier, an ally of Hillier, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/06\/12\/canadian-peoples-party-leader-arrested-before-anti-lockdown-rally\/\">arrested in Manitoba<\/a> by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) after being accused of violating Wuhan coronavirus restrictions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People&#8217;s Party of Canada (PPC) leader Maxime Bernier was arrested by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Manitoba on Friday after being accused of violating Wuhan virus guidelines. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kzp392Fwpn\">https:\/\/t.co\/kzp392Fwpn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1403678466994700289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5><span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><em><strong><span class=\"a-size-large\">Follow Chris Tomlinson on Twitter at\u00a0<span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomlinsonCJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@TomlinsonCJ<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>or email at\u00a0ctomlinson(at)breitbart.com.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ontario member of the provincial parliament 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