EDMONTON, Alberta, April 12, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — A Canadian provincial politician has said that it was under the direct order of Alberta’s Health Minister that a church was raided and fenced off because its pastor refused to comply with COVID regulations.
According to a report in the Western Standard, Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro “directly” approved of the early morning raid and barricading of Grace Life Church in Spruce Grove, Alberta, on April 7.
“Shandro directly signed off on the raid,” said the unnamed United Conservative Party (UCP) MLA as reported by the Western Standard Saturday. The MLA spoke to the publication “on condition of anonymity.”
Canadian police constructed a barricade around Grace Life last week. The church had until that point stayed open despite a local health order mandating its closure. Its pastor, James Coates, had refused to comply with COVID regulations. Grace Life members met this past Sunday in an undisclosed location, while protesters were on sight at the barricaded church property.
According to the Western Standard, the unnamed UCP MLA said that public discontent has shaken the confidence of the Alberta government under UCP Premier Jason Kenney.
However, a government spokesperson said Shandro “did not direct or sign
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