Albertans still facing charges for breaking pandemic-related laws are off the hook after a court decision ruled the province’s health orders were invalid because they breached the Public Health Act.
The move follows a court decision issued three weeks ago which found politicians made the final decision on the province’s pandemic-related health restrictions instead of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH), which isn’t allowed under the Act.
On Wednesday, the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) said in a written statement it has concluded “there is no longer a reasonable likelihood of conviction in relation to Public Health Act charges involving the contravention
