Officials react to Aylmer, Ont. state of emergency The pastor of the church, Henry Hildebrandt, who made headlines early on in the pandemic for his church services defying COVID-19 restrictions, released a video on Tuesday in response to the decision.“Every single Canadian citizen — and that includes the Aylmer residents — has a constitutional biblical freedom that we can stand on a street corner and say, ‘My opinion is this, and I am expressing it,'” he said.“It is very concerning if our mayor is more concerned about the reputation of the town and more concerned that it goes peaceful than upholding our God-given constitutional freedom.”Since the start of the pandemic, Hildebrandt has been very vocal about the gathering limits put in.