Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro introduced a bill Monday to undo controversial government powers established more than one year ago during the COVID-19 pandemic.
If passed, Bill 66, the Public Health Amendment Act, would repeal sections of Bill 10 that allowed cabinet ministers to make legislative changes without the approval of the legislature. The original bill amending the Public Health Act passed in 48 hours last April, with opposition from the NDP.
Bill 66 would also remove the government’s power to order mandatory immunization for Albertans, remove the power to conscript during an emergency, and require the government to publish orders that change rules for the public. Shandro said public input shaped the amendments.
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