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COVID-19: Legal expert questions Premier Kenney’s Charter assertions when it comes to health restrictions

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For weeks, the Kenney government has been resisting calls for stronger measures from doctors and the Opposition, citing concerns over how a widespread lockdown would impact small- and medium-sized business owners, and workers who would potentially lose their jobs.On Tuesday, he added another reason.“In so much of the debate… have (we) forgotten about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?” the premier asked.Kenney argued governments should not start with the impairment of fundamental rights protected in the Charter, instead they should only be used as a final resort.“The Charter jurisprudence is very clear about this, that if governments are to impair Charter rights, it must be a minimal impairment to achieve a policy goal,” he said.According.

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