COVID-19 restrictions against the charter right to freedom of religion, a lawyer for the province’s attorney general has told the B.C.
Supreme Court.In a hearing over a petition challenging Dr. Bonnie Henry’s orders prohibiting in-person worship services, Gareth Morley said the provincial health officer outlined her reasoning both verbally in public briefings and in writing.Henry’s statements described how rapidly rising COVID-19 cases in B.C.
last fall threatened exponential growth that could have overwhelmed the health-care system, and further restrictions were necessary to prevent transmission while keeping schools and essential workplaces open, he said Wednesday.