The arrest of an Alberta pastor and his brother under a new public health order as they were heading home from church has serious implications for people’s rights and freedoms, a political scientist and author-researcher says. Pastor Artur Pawlowski and his brother, Dawid Pawlowski, were arrested on a Calgary highway on May 8 for holding a…
Calgary Pastor Released on Bail, but Arrest Raises Concerns About ‘Draconian’ Pandemic Restrictions, Says Expert
Ontario Extends Stay-at-Home Order, Adds Restrictions, Increases Police Powers to Enforce Restrictions
Ontario will extend its stay-at-home order and introduce additional restriction measures, with police granted additional powers to enforce the restrictions, Premier Doug Ford said on April 16. “We’re losing the battle between the variants and vaccines,” Ford said. “The pace of vaccine supply has not kept up with the spread of the new COVID variants.”…
Diners at Clandestine Paris Soiree Fined for Lockdown Breaches
PARIS—More than 110 people dining at a clandestine restaurant were fined late on Friday for violating a COVID-19 lockdown, Paris police said, days after the government denied allegations that ministers had attended similar underground soirees. The swoop in the French capital’s 19th arrondissement was the latest police action against restaurants breaking the rules to offer…
Alberta MLA: ‘We Need a Regional Approach’ Rather Than Blanket COVID Restrictions
As Alberta reverts to more stringent restrictions in an effort to tame a spike in COVID-19 cases, one MLA says a regional approach to lockdowns would make more sense because not all areas are impacted equally by the virus. “We need a regional approach, a targeted approach that recognizes that a lot of regions are…
Ontario Declares Third ‘State of Emergency,’ Issues Month-Long Stay-at-Home Order
Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday that Ontario will enter a state of emergency for the third time, and the entire province will be put under stay-at-home order for four weeks starting Thursday in the government’s effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, the disease the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus causes. The stay-at-home order will…
Lockdowns ‘Invention of Xi Jinping’ Argues American Author Naomi Wolf
Author and former Bill Clinton advisor Naomi Wolf, has described current CCP virus lockdown restrictions as an “invention of Xi Jinping” that has never existed in the history of free society. In an interview with Sky News, Wolf said every basic human right was being violated, including restricting the freedom to assembly, worshipping, running business,…
Snap 5-Day Victoria Lockdown Bleeding Businesses Dry
Victorian businesses are reeling from the state’s third COVID-19 lockdown in less than 12 months, with one Melbourne restaurant owner left $35,000 out of pocket. The coffers of Toorak’s Bistro Thierry have been bled dry as the French eatery remains closed because of the state’s five-day “circuit breaker.” Owner Thierry Cornevin says the two previous shutdowns cost…
Chinese Citizens Needing Urgent Medical Care Are Neglected During Strict Lockdown
On Jan. 8, several cities in northern China’s Hebei Province were placed under lockdown amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. Then, in mid-January, local authorities in Xingtai city of Hebei Province tightened controls when confirmed cases continued to rise. The Epoch Times obtained a series of classified documents from Xingtai municipal government revealing that many…
Newly Formed Caucus to Challenge ‘Unprecedented Mass Violations of Canadian’s Charter Rights’ Over Lockdown Orders
A group of representatives have gathered to form a new caucus that seeks to challenge current COVID-19 policies with special emphasis on ending the governments’ use of province-wide lockdowns and stay-at-home orders. Called the End the Lockdowns National Caucus, the non-partisan group was created in response to the COVID-19 restrictions launched by governments across the…
Ontario Premier Announces Gradual Reopening of Province’s Economy
Premier Doug Ford announced on Feb. 8 that Ontario will gradually reopen its economy in selected regions starting Wednesday and the state of emergency order will end on Tuesday. Regions across the province will transit back to a color-coded restrictions framework over three weeks. Until then, the stay-at-home order in the respective regions will remain…
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