Saskatoon resident fined nearly $3K for gathering outside during COVID-19 restrictions Globalnews.ca

the hearing Jasmine Grandel Vs government of Saskatchewan took place in saskatoon court All through Wednesday.

Both Grandel and Darrell Mills were given tickets for protesting. COVID-19 The ban, along with a $2,800 fine on December 19, 2020, comes after the government announced a limit of gathering outside to only 10 people.

Grandel’s lawyer, Marty Moore, believed the outside gathering restrictions were unconstitutional.

“There is no clear justification for limiting the right of people to protest outside to 30 people or 10 people in Saskatchewan,” Moore said.

“At the same time, there was no numerical limit on indoor gatherings in restaurants and bars, which were actually vectors of transmission in the province.”

Moore quoted then-premiers Scott Moe and Dr. Saqib Shahab as saying that the safest way for people to meet is through outdoor gatherings.

Dozens of tickets were given for these gatherings but Moore said that if his team won, all cases would be dismissed.

“The Court of Queens Bench in Saskatchewan is a court of superior jurisdiction, underlying jurisdiction and can overrule these laws and give them no force and effect. Therefore, all tickets to provincial court proceedings will also fall,” Moore said. Told.

Moore said there is no evidence of outdoor gatherings resulting from COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan.

Lawyers defending Saskatchewan’s government said the government had to act swiftly when the pandemic struck to protect the people.

He denied Moore’s statement and said that COVID-19 cases could also come from outdoor gatherings.

Public prosecutors said it is sometimes difficult to tell which restrictions work better than others, but defended outside gathering restrictions.

The court has been adjourned till Thursday.