Fri Oct 13, 2023 – 2:09 pm EDT
CALGARY, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced that she is committed to not bringing back “province-wide mask mandates,” after the province’s health system re-introduces mandatory masking in some facilities.
On October 11, Alberta Health Services (AHS) mandated masks in acute care facilities; however, Smith declared that while she respects AHS’s autonomy to make the decision, she will not allow anyone to be denied health care.
“I believe that if Albertans want to wear a mask, they should. AHS has announced their decision to implement a new masking protocol in AHS acute care facilities,” Smith told The Epoch Times.
“We recognize that AHS currently has the autonomy to make this decision,” she continued. “It is my expectation that no Albertan will be denied access to health care.”
She also declared that she is dedicated to ensuring that “province-wide mask mandates” do not return.
According to AHS’s “Use of Masks to Prevent Transmission of COVID-19 Directive,” zone executive leadership and site leadership of acute care centers are given the autonomy to determine mask mandates for AHS staff, doctors, midwives, students, volunteers, and workers in hospital laboratories.
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