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AYLMER, Ontario, May 14, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – An Ontario judge ordered today that the doors of a Christian church be locked for defying provincial lockdown rules and that the church, pastor, and assistant pastor be fined a total of $48,000 in penalties as well as pay $69,000 in legal fees.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Bruce Thomas said that his ruling on Church of God in Aylmer, Ontario, where Henry Hildebrandt is pastor, will set an example across the province about what happens to those who break the province’s laws.
“This location has been the crucible of the contemptuous activity,” said Thomas. “This place is part of the fabric of their lives, but these regulations were put in place to protect the community and to save lives.”
Before the rise of restrictive measures such as stay-at-home orders and lockdowns mandated in the name of combating the spread of the coronavirus, Canadians had enjoyed the right, as guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, to assemble and worship. Now many rights have been effectively stripped away, including the rights to
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