(From left to right, Herlick, Bernier, Hillier, Sloan and VanLeeuwen)
The group calling themselves the “End the Lockdown Caucus” is growing. Township Councillor Steve Van Leeuwen has joined the group opposing the Covid-19 restrictions in force by the Province.
They are viewing the lockdown and stay-at-home order as a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and are urging the government to lift restrictions and allow businesses to reopen.
The group includes Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP Randy Hillier, Hastings-Lennox and Addington MP Derek Sloan, former MP and current PPC Party Leader Maxime Bernier, Perth East Councillor Darryl Herlick and VanLeeuwen, a Centre Wellington Councillor.
They have been criticized by Public Health Officials and fellow Politicians for spreading popular internet information about the pandemic and Covid-19 vaccines.
Hillier and Sloan have also been expelled from their caucuses.
