Alberta's removal of mask mandate in schools spurs court challenge attempt

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Some Alberta families and the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) have launched a court challenge to stop the lifting of mask mandates in Alberta schools.

Students across the province are no longer required to wear a mask in school as of Monday and students 12 and under don't have to be masked in any setting across the province.provincial government's three-phased plan to remove nearly all COVID-19-related restrictions by March 1Roberts O’Kelly Law filed an injunction on Sunday on behalf of the AFL and some concerned families including those of medically complex children.

The AFL is a co-applicant and argues the decision doesn't give school boards adequate time to review and address the needs of all students.the education minister's decision that prevents individual school boards from enacting their own mask mandates"The decision by the government and the related order by Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw was premature, reckless and irresponsible," said AFL president Gil McGowan.

CTV News has reached out to Education Minister Adriana LaGrange for comment but, as of Monday morning, has yet to receive a response.

 

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Did any of those challenging the removal of mask mandates watch the Super Bowl? 70k fans with no masks, time to give up the lie.

They are issuing a mask tax of $1000

AFL is the NDP, this has nothing to do with 'protect' the children, this is just another way to score political points . It is RachelNotley pushing for votes, protecting your children is not the goal here, power is the goal.

Where a mask if you want to. But don't pretend that masks are inoculate as 'the science' has demonstrates time and again they come with a cost to children, particularly the young children.

Bizarre. The cult of the mask is real.

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