On Tuesday, an Alberta court declared (read below) that the Covid-related lockdown orders were invalid.
As a result of the ruling in Ingram v. Alberta, prosecutors may have to drop charges against individuals, churches, and other organizations in various ongoing cases.
Justice Barbara Romaine sided with the applicants, citing that the Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) had overstepped her authority by delegating decisions to the cabinet, which was not permissible under Canadian law. During the trial, the CMOH herself testified that she only offered advice and recommendations to politicians, without making the decisions herself.
Justice Romaine did acknowledge that the lockdowns breached the rights in section 2 of the Canadian Charter, but clarified that they would not have violated the Charter had they been implemented lawfully.
“If I am incorrect with respect to whether [the orders were legal], these infringements were amply justified as reasonable limits in a fre...
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