Citizens Alliance of Nova Scotia arguing province went too far with vaccine mandate
An organization alleging a vaccine mandate infringed on the rights of Nova Scotians shouldn’t be able to speak on behalf of the public in a potential judicial review of the province’s COVID-19 rules, said a lawyer representing Dr. Robert Strang and others.
An application by the Citizens Alliance of Nova Scotia was heard in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Yarmouth on Wednesday. The alliance calls itself a grassroots group that wants to protect the “constitutional rights and freedoms of all Nova Scotians.”
Strang, the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson and the attorney general are named as respondents on the application.
A vaccine mandate is beyond the authority of the chief medical officer and infringes on the Charter rights of Nova Scotians, said William Ray, who represents the alliance.
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