Mask exemption: B.C. woman files complaint after autistic son denied entry at Indigo store The Okanagan resident said he tried wearing a mask while grocery shopping, but it caused him to pass out.“I had to sit down.
I was lightheaded,” he said. “I finally passed out and my wife took the mask away.”In B.C., masks are mandatory in indoor public spaces, but Madill has an exemption.He has a medical note from his doctor, stating “a mask … is not something that he can safely wear as it will cause him to suffer severe respiratory decompensation.”The note goes on to say that “forcibly making him wear a mask would potentially cause him harm.”“It’s unbearable.
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