Romaine found former Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw made recommendations and ultimately implemented the restrictions, but it was cabinet which wielded the final decision making power.
Alberta’s Public Health Act does not allow for the CMOH to delegate her decision-making powers to politicians.
This is very disappointing. We have rules for a reason and we should not be backing down on clear cut cases like this. They purposefully defied the lockdown orders on the promise that they would be “pardoned” and now they essentially have been.
The UCP. So inept that they did it wrong in the first place and that failure resulted in them getting the end they wanted …
“Romaine … also ruled the infringements that did occur were “amply and demonstrably justified” under the Charter because of the nature of the unprecedented public health emergency.”
This is the important part. Just because they are getting off on a technicality does not mean they did the right thing. I wonder how many are dead due to their arrogance.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
ACPS says 14 prosecutions, including the cases of pastor James Coates, Whistlestop Cafe owner Christopher Scott and rodeo organizer Ty Northcott, remain before the courts.
Pastor James Coates was charged in February 2021 after holding church services in breach of government-imposed public health measures, including restrictions on the number of people allowed at gatherings and physical distancing and masking requirements.
In an email to CBC News, prosecutor Karen Thorsrud confirmed she will not call further evidence in the cases against Coates or his church, Gracelife, and will “invite the court to acquit both defendants of all charges.”
Christopher Scott was on trial for several charges, accused of breaching Alberta’s Public Health Act when his restaurant, the Whistle Stop Cafe, remained open despite an order banning in-person dining in January 2021.
The decision is named after one of the plaintiffs, Rebecca Ingram, a gym owner whose business was affected by ordered closures and social distancing rules in 2020 and 2021.
Romaine found former Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw made recommendations and ultimately implemented the restrictions, but it was cabinet which wielded the final decision making power.
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Be anti-community because Trump said so, and face no consequences.
Shame.
