Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said her government will move ahead with amendments to the Human Rights Code to make it illegal to discriminate based on COVID-19 vaccination status.
Smith, who won the premiership earlier this month following a United Conservative Party leadership race, first announced the policy change while campaigning for the party leadership.
Speaking at the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Smith said she wanted to give businesses that are still discriminating on the basis of vaccination status “fair warning” that the policy change is coming this fall.
“We are going to be making a serious pivot in that regard,” Smith said….