The Premier announced she would reinforce the right of Albertans to decide whether to receive a vaccination or other medical procedure
While there are still details to be revealed, including the exact wording of how the amendments would read, the Premier announced she would reinforce the right of Alberta ns to decide whether to receive a vaccination or other medical procedure and would also strengthen rights around property and gun ownership.
Changes to the Bill of Rights appear to be part of that plan, according to Lori Williams, a political science professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary. “This is me keeping my commitment that I made when I got elected,” she told media Wednesday at the International Pipeline Conference and Expo in Calgary.
While Smith’s position may come as a shock to observers outside Alberta, her government has not made it a secret how it felt about the way the pandemic was handled.last December that the UCP directed the provincial health authority to pare back its immunization campaign for COVID-19 and influenza despite rising cases of respiratory illnesses.
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