Wed Apr 26, 2023 – 6:56 pm EDT
CALGARY, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) – A Canadian man who was fined for non-compliance with a COVID mandate on an airplane because he had to take off his mask due to breathing issues has been acquitted of all charges.
In July 2021, Courtney Sailer was hit with a $5,000 fine after being arrested upon landing for violating the Aeronautics Act. He had failed to comply with crew members because he took off his COVID mask during his flight. Sailer, who suffers from asthma and anxiety, was having a tough time breathing.
The Democracy Fund (TDF) helped fund Sailer’s defense against his charges with the help of a lawyer. As noted in a press release last week, “a serious medical emergency in the seat behind” where Sailer was sitting “triggered his anxiety and caused him to feel that he could not get enough oxygen.”
“He did not reapply his mask when instructed to do so by Air Canada flight attendants and was subsequently arrested by police upon arrival in Calgary,” the TDF noted.
However, Alberta Court of Justice Judge Lloyd Robertson ruled that Sailor only took off his mask when the situation was
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