Appeal dismissed for Edmonton church, pastor fined for obstructing COVID-19 health inspection yeg COVID19AB
In July, Alberta provincial court Judge Shelagh Creagh ordered a fine of $65,000 plus a $15,000 victim surcharge, saying the fine must be “significant” in order to be “a deterrent, not a licensing fee.”Article content
“Counsel for the appellants repeatedly argued that the inspector’s mere presence in the sanctuary of the church was the violation,” she wrote. “However, nothing in the appellants’ charter notice, or in their written or oral submissions expanded on this claim other than to say that the inspector’s presence was disturbing to the church members.”
The appellants also took issue with several comments about COVID-19 made by the trial judge, including society was in the throes of a pandemic that was “a disease that was killing a lot of Albertans and a lot of vulnerable people.” They argued the comments contained rhetoric that “aligned with the prosecution” and it could be assumed those who did not adhere to the public health restrictions, such as the church, “were to blame for the spread of COVID-19.
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