“Most discriminated-against group’: Alberta premier pledges to protect unvaccinatedEDMONTON — Danielle Smith, sworn in Tuesday as Alberta's new premier, said she will shake up the top tier of the health system within three months and amend provincial human rights law to protect those who choose not to get vaccinated. “(The unvaccinated) have been the most discriminated-against group that I’ve ever witnessed in my lifetime,” Smith told reporters at the legislature. She ran on a promise to provide human rights protections for the unvaccinated and fire the top management of Alberta Health Services, the province’s front-line provider of care. He announced he was quitting months earlier following an uninspiring 51 per cent vote of support in a party leadership review. “I think the premier needs a little bit of time and I’m prepared to give him a little bit of time.

Source: CBC News October 12, 2022 00:27 UTC