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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms) — The Justice Centre filed a legal challenge in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against restrictions on public protest and worship services resulting from Public Health Orders issued by B.C. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.
The Justice Centre represents more than a dozen individuals and faith communities that have been issued multiple tickets of up to $2,300 for allegedly violating the orders while exercising their Charter freedoms.
The province, specifically Dr. Bonnie Henry, has issued orders prohibiting people from organizing or attending “events” “except as provided for in” the Orders. This has resulted in peaceful protestors being ticketed for not complying with all requirements in the Orders, such as collecting the first and last names and contact information of fellow protestors. Further, since November 19, in-person worship services have been completely prohibited, regardless of the extra safety measures implemented by faith communities.
The faith communities described in filing the petition have gone to extraordinary lengths to comply with health guidelines, including limiting attendance to no more than 50 persons, pre-registering
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