“I hear and appreciate how difficult it is for the applicants and other members of the public, especially at this time of year, but I cannot find the public interest is served in granting this stay.”
Earlier this month, Alberta introduced a series of targeted restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19, including limiting social gatherings to only your household, and putting 15 per cent capacity limits on faith services. In subsequent weeks, Premier Jason Kenney has suggested the restrictions are working and the province is seeing a “plateau,” though it continues to have the highest number of active cases per capita in Canada.