Yet more from the Justice Centre today:
https://www.jccf.ca/kenney-governmen...and-lockdowns/
https://www.jccf.ca/kenney-governmen...and-lockdowns/
Kenney government misleads Albertans about Covid and lockdowns
Posted On: May 6, 2021
The facts are in, but the false narrative continues. The latest piece of government propaganda comes by way of an April 28, 2021 form letter that Alberta’s Health Minister Tyler Shandro is sending to Albertans who write to him about Covid lockdowns.
Minister Shandro claims that “Alberta’s initial approach to contain the spread of Covid-19 and protect Albertans was measured, balancing the need to protect health system capacity and provide care to Albertans in need, while limiting the impact on our businesses.”
There is nothing “measured” about shutting down thousands of small businesses like restaurants, pubs, gyms, theatres, and recreational facilities. There is nothing “balanced” about closing schools, museums, universities and so many other places, while keeping big box stores open. These measures are unprecedented and enormously oppressive. Keeping liquor and cannabis stores open was also a political move, having nothing to do with science or public health.
If crippling Alberta’s already-hurting economy was “measured” as claimed by Minister Shandro, his government would now be presenting evidence to support that claim at the trial of Pastor James Coates in Edmonton. But after trampling Albertans’ civil liberties for more than 13 months, the Alberta Government has declared itself unwilling or unable to put medical and scientific evidence before the court, where government restrictions are being challenged as unjustified violations of the Charter.
This tells you everything you need to know about how “scientific” and “evidence-based” the government’s restrictions are. If restrictions on our fundamental freedoms were based on science, the government would be presenting this science in court today, the trial having started on May 3, 2021. The government had ample notice that the constitutional validity of its public health orders were being challenged by Pastor Coates.
Posted On: May 6, 2021
The facts are in, but the false narrative continues. The latest piece of government propaganda comes by way of an April 28, 2021 form letter that Alberta’s Health Minister Tyler Shandro is sending to Albertans who write to him about Covid lockdowns.
Minister Shandro claims that “Alberta’s initial approach to contain the spread of Covid-19 and protect Albertans was measured, balancing the need to protect health system capacity and provide care to Albertans in need, while limiting the impact on our businesses.”
There is nothing “measured” about shutting down thousands of small businesses like restaurants, pubs, gyms, theatres, and recreational facilities. There is nothing “balanced” about closing schools, museums, universities and so many other places, while keeping big box stores open. These measures are unprecedented and enormously oppressive. Keeping liquor and cannabis stores open was also a political move, having nothing to do with science or public health.
If crippling Alberta’s already-hurting economy was “measured” as claimed by Minister Shandro, his government would now be presenting evidence to support that claim at the trial of Pastor James Coates in Edmonton. But after trampling Albertans’ civil liberties for more than 13 months, the Alberta Government has declared itself unwilling or unable to put medical and scientific evidence before the court, where government restrictions are being challenged as unjustified violations of the Charter.
This tells you everything you need to know about how “scientific” and “evidence-based” the government’s restrictions are. If restrictions on our fundamental freedoms were based on science, the government would be presenting this science in court today, the trial having started on May 3, 2021. The government had ample notice that the constitutional validity of its public health orders were being challenged by Pastor Coates.
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