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Public health orders that temporarily close churches and limit gathering sizes infringe on the charter rights of Manitoba’s faith communities, but are justified to slow the spread of COVID-19, a lawyer for the province argued Thursday.
Public health orders that temporarily close churches and limit gathering sizes infringe on the charter rights of Manitoba’s faith communities, but are justified to slow the spread of COVID-19, a lawyer for the province argued Thursday. The charter protects fundamental rights and freedoms… but it also requires, in times of crisis, that citizens are asked to make reasonable sacrifices, said lawyer Michael Conner in a closing argument before Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Glenn Joyal.