Canadians held rallies last weekend over the latest COVID restrictions.
A protest in Calgary drew hundreds of demonstrators, many of whom were not wearing masks. Premier Jason Kenney took to Twitter to call the protest “irresponsible” and said it shows a blatant disregard for “health-care workers and the vulnerable.”
Premier Kenney also said,
“Go ahead, call me a dictator, but send me emails; organize online petitions or a safe protest that’s socially distanced… You don’t have the luxury of increasing the chances of transmission… If you think this is a hoax, talk to my friend who spent nearly two months in the ICU fighting for his life or speak to those who have lost loved ones.”
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province’s chief medical officer, asked residents to stay home. Before the protests, the United Nurses of Alberta also asked protesters to stay home.
The protesters were critical of the 10-person limit on outdoor gatherings and new mask mandates.
A protest also broke out in front of Edmonton, which is located in the province, according to the Calgary Herald. The paper reported an organizer for the protest, called “Walk for Freedom,” posted a statement online that called Alberta an emerging “beacon of freedom” in the country.
“It’s time for Alberta to show the world that we are the creators of our own destiny,” the post read.
Global News interviewed some protesters who said they were standing up for their rights to govern their own bodies.
“My children miss school,” Nicole Kelly, a protester, said. “They miss their friends. But they can’t breathe in masks and I’m their advocate, and I’m here to advocate for their right to breathe.”
TRENDPOST: Virtually absent in the selling of COVID Fear and Hysteria by the politicians and media is the fact that since the COVID War began in February, Alberta and the province that includes Calgary, with a population of 4.37 million, recorded 596 virus deaths… or 0.014 percent of its population.
Of them, some 376 COVID-related deaths (63 percent of the virus deaths across the province) have been linked to elder care homes.
Yet, despite the facts that the virus kills infirm elderly by the highest percentages and those with 2.6 preexisting chronic conditions – with a 99.8 percent recovery rate – those protesting lockdowns that are destroying businesses, lives, and livelihoods… and are not at high risk to die from the virus, are demonized for demanding freedom.
