A University of Calgary law professor says a judge’s ruling to disclose Alberta Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.
in December 2020. The group argued that the province’s public health orders at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic allegedly violated constitutional rights.It comes after the Government of Alberta’s lawyers raised concerns about cabinet confidentiality at the end of cross-examination on April 7. One of the plaintiff’s lawyers, Jeffrey Rath, initially asked Hinshaw if the premier or his cabinet ever rejected her recommendations related to COVID-19 public health restrictions.
Romaine then pulled Hinshaw aside to ask three questions privately, a move she said will help decide on the issue of cabinet confidentiality.“This is an important case involving the constitutionality of CMOH orders that the plaintiffs allege infringed their Charter rights,” Romaine said in an oral decision on Tuesday.“A determination of whether or not Cabinet directed Dr.