's provincial health officer is seeking an injunction prohibiting gatherings by three Christian churches that are challenging her orders suspending in-person religious services. The province filed an application for the injunction last week along with a response to a petition by the churches and a handful of others who want to overturn Henry's orders. The province says the churches have provided no evidence from anybody with a scientific or medical background to say the orders are not reasonable. "The actions of the government to seek an injunction against these three churches who have brought a petition for judicial review of the public health orders does not appear to reflect a genuine effort to advance public health concerns." "That constituency has been profoundly impacted by the orders under review in this proceeding — likely more so than certain other religious groups."

Source: CBC News February 09, 2021 20:48 UTC