Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party caucus have quit a national coalition against public health restrictions, after the group's founder compared measures to slow the spread of coronavirus to Nazi Germany. Rising COVID-19 casesThe two MLAs said they would also continue to stand against lockdowns as a public health measure. But equating the public health measures of democratically elected and accountable governments to the genocidal antisemitism of the Nazi Third Reich is odious. On Friday, Kenney begged Albertans to abide by health restrictions amid rising cases. Hillier has repeatedly stated misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic and has broken public health rules in Ontario.

Source: CBC News April 02, 2021 21:42 UTC