Category: Canada pandemic restrictions

David Krayden: If Pastor Pawlowski Goes to Jail, All Canadians Are at Risk of Losing Freedom of Religion and Speech

July 22, 2023
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Commentary On Aug. 9 an Alberta judge will decide the fate of Calgary Pastor Artur Pawlowski, a man who has become both a lightning rod and a litmus test for freedom of religion and speech in Canada. What did Pawlowski do to receive the opprobrium of the justice system and the Alberta provincial government? Did…

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BC Lifts Health-Care Mask Rules With Province ‘Emerging’ From Pandemic, Henry Says

April 6, 2023
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British Columbia has lifted pandemic restrictions including mandatory mask-wearing in health–care settings, and proof of vaccination and COVID test results for visitors in care homes. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday that the requirement for health–care workers to be fully vaccinated would remain, but the steady decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations indicated the province…

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Health Bullies Muzzle Canadian Doctors

May 22, 2021
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Commentary One of the many remarkable features of the COVID “new normal” has been the seemingly widespread compliance of doctors with draconian and irrational health mandates. Such mandates have included unprecedented school closures, curfew orders, prohibitions on hugging, magical-thinking restaurant policies, restrictions on outdoor activities, harsh fines for drive-in church services, interdictions on businesses selling…

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Ontario to Start COVID-19 Vaccinations in Long Term Care Within Days: Hillier

December 29, 2020
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TORONTO—Residents in long-term care will start receiving COVID-19 vaccines within days, and more than half of Ontarians—including some in the general population—are slated to be immunized by mid-summer, the head of the province’s inoculation campaign said Tuesday. In an update on Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination plan, retired Gen. Rick Hillier said the province expects to receive…

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