The Alberta Court of Appeal has sided with Artur and David Pawlowski and Whistle Stop Café Owner Christopher Scott in an appeal against Alberta Health Services (AHS).
The appeal concerned three orders by Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Adam Germain that said the three men were in contempt of a May 6, 2021, injunction granted to AHS that prohibited public gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pawlowskis appealed the contempt findings and sanctions, while Scott only appealed the sanctions.
In the decision released July 21, the Court of Appeal set aside mobility and speech provisions included in Germain’s orders. The court also agreed with the Pawlowskis that the injunction was insufficiently clear and was ambiguous. The court set aside contempt filings against the brothers, thereby removing the sanctions….