BY SIMONE J. SMITH
“It ought to be apparent to everyone by now that as we enter into our second year of lockdowns, regardless of how much you obey, regardless of how much you comply with these outrageous unlawful measures and orders, the Covid lockdown will not end. It will not end until people stand up and assert their freedoms and uphold our constitution and the rule of law,” Randy Hillier
Although he was in his usual charismatic self, I noted right at the beginning of my interview with Randy Hillier that he seemed tired. It is why when I was promoting the interview, I asked a series of questions on my social media page in regard to why someone would put himself or herself through this.
Why would someone speak out against the government that he is a part of, knowing the type of backlash he would receive? Why would someone time and time again speak out knowing that every time they do, they put themselves in a position to be critiqued, chastised, and ridiculed? Why would someone do this?
There can be only one reason; they truly believe in what they stand for. They believe in it so much that they don’t care about the ridicule. All that matters to them is that they stand on the side of the truth. This is exactly what can be said about MPP Randy Hillier.
Many of the reports online written about Randy tend to be disparaging. Whether or not the journalist or reporter believes in what Randy is doing, they want to speak on all of the negative that has come with the stance that he has taken.
The interview that I did with Randy last week was different. Our interview was focused on the strides that had been taken, and the positives that have come from his standing up and speaking when others were too afraid to.
One of the stances that Randy has had since the beginning of this pandemic is that the lockdowns have killed more people than the actual virus has. He has spoken in the past about how if people do not stand up, COVID-19 restriction will never end. He has reiterated the fact that our government leaders are cowardly, and timid. He has never shied away from speaking his mind, and for good reason.
One statement that I have been hearing from our government officials is that we need to trust the doctors. Trust the doctors. I get it. We should trust medical professionals who know a little more than we do. Most recently, I read an article written by a Swedish (Dr Sebastian Rushworth), called “What are the harms of lockdown?”
In his article he speaks about the fact that governments usually do a cost-benefit analysis before they take a course of action, especially if it is likely to have a significant impact on society. This global lockdown constitutes the largest, most extreme measure taken by the western governments since World War II. According to Dr Rushworth, not a single government has presented a cost-benefit analysis in which all aspects of these lockdowns were considered, especially about the harm that it would cause.
This is exactly the reason why MPP Randy Hillier has been speaking out. As a member of parliament, he does have some insights to how decisions are made. He has seen the belly of the beast, and it turned his stomach.
During our interview he speaks about how the government has been using money to pay people to praise and adore the COVID-19 measures. He shares with me how fear, shame, and peer pressure have been woven into the COVID-19 messaging campaigns. We discuss the fact that lockdowns did nothing to limit the spread, how people are in despair, and call him telling him that their life no longer has purpose. We have all watched the rate of suicides go up, which whether they want to correlate it or not, seems to be very situational.
“They have people believing that freedom is a bad thing Simone, that freedom is evil. People actually believe that this is an improvement, living in a state of fear. Elected representatives are complicit to this intellectual dishonesty.”
I sat back and thought about this for a moment. I thought about the last year, and it made me think, what now? How do we move forward now?
Randy did share some good news with me during the interview, “I am happy to announce that we are members from three levels of government that have joined to form the End the Lockdown Caucus. This national caucus is a non-partisan effort to bring forward and represent the views of Canadians who know that these lockdowns are causing more harm than the virus.”
“You also mentioned some small victories in the courts against mask violations,” I queried?
“Yes! We did get justice for an elderly couple from Burlington. A court decision was reached after a condo board demanded two elderly residents to wear a mask inside the building, despite medical exemptions. The judge agreed that private companies, like this condo board, must comply with the complete law and accept mask exemption, accommodating all citizens. Business owners have to follow all laws, not half the laws.”
It might be a small win, but for MPP Randy Hillier it is a positive step forward. He continues his work with Liberty Coalition Canada, and this weekend, the very first No More Lockdowns billboard will be going up in Brantford, Ontario. If you are interested in learning about more of the work that MPP Randy Hillier is doing, you can visit him at https://www.randyhilliermpp.com/
Of course, make sure to watch the entire interview at https://tcn.video/weve-smashed-our-moral-compass-mpp-randy-hillier-on-simone-jennifer-smith-live-03-25-21/