Alberta seeks to strip unelected officials of decision-making power during health emergencies
Bill 6 would prevent the province’s medical officer from having sole power to lock people down in their houses or mandate vaccines.
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Articles tagged COVID-related charges
Canadian pastor acquitted of $80k in COVID-related fines: ‘Complete victory’
On Monday, the Court of Appeal of Alberta acquitted pastor Tracy Fortin and her Church in the Vine in Edmonton of COVID-related convictions from April of 2022.
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Albertans charged for COVID violations will likely have charges dropped, Crown says
On Wednesday, the Alberta Crown Prosecutions Service in a statement said that 'there is no longer a reasonable likelihood of conviction in relation to Public Health Act charges involving the contravention of the disputed orders from the Chief Medical Officer of Health.'
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