Ontario court to hear challenge after municipal councillor penalized for exercising her right to remain silent

“Freedom of expression includes the right to say nothing. The right not to speak is an important counterpart to free speech”


Former Mississippi Mills, Ontario, city councillor Cynthia Guerard -- (Courtesy of Cynthia Guerard)

OTTAWA, ON: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that lawyers will appear before the Divisional Court of Ontario on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, to challenge a decision by the Municipality of Mississippi Mills (Municipality) to punish former councillor Cynthia Guerard for refusing to disclose her Covid vaccination status to town officials in 2022. Ms. Guerard’s lawyers will argue that the municipality violated her Charter-protected freedom of expression, including her right not to speak.

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