Illegal Enforcement of Covid Mandates

Public Statement: Legal Justification for Municipal Non-Enforcement of COVID Mandates

As a concerned citizen of Alberta, and as an advocate for lawful governance at the municipal level, I submit the following:

The 2023 Court of King’s Bench decision in Ingram v Alberta (2023 ABKB 453) confirmed that the public health orders issued in this province during the COVID-19 era were unlawful. The court found that these orders were not made by the Chief Medical Officer of Health, as required under the Public Health Act, but by Cabinet, a body that had no legal authority to issue them.

This ruling is not a political opinion. It is a binding judicial decision. And its implications are profound.

It means that:

Every public health order enforced at the municipal level was done so under invalid authority.

Every fine, bylaw, restriction, closure, or compliance policy enacted by local councils in obedience to those orders was done without lawful foundation.

Every municipal official who supported, enforced, or voted to uphold those measures did so without conducting the proper due diligence.

I—and others in this community—provided documented scientific, legal, and ethical forewarnings to council and administration.

These included internal government data, peer-reviewed medical studies, and expert analysis. That evidence was ignored.

Instead, municipal officials defaulted to provincial directives, despite the fact that they had both the right and the duty under Alberta’s Municipal Government Act to act in the interest of public safety, legality, and informed consent.

The Ingram decision now confirms what many of us alleged from the beginning:

"That the province acted outside the law, and municipalities enforced those illegal actions without question."

This represents not only a breach of public trust, but in some cases, a violation of Criminal Code Sections

👉122 (Breach of Trust by a Public Official), 👉219 (Criminal Negligence), and 👉180 (Common Nuisance).

Therefore, I assert:

That our municipality had the legal grounds

—and moral responsibility—

to refuse enforcement of unlawful mandates;

That its failure to do so constitutes a breakdown in lawful governance and duty of care;

And that going forward, any attempt to enforce public health mandates without direct lawful authority and independent municipal review must be considered

👉 negligent, 👉ultra vires, and 👉void.

This is not about politics. It is about law, duty, and accountability.

And it begins at the local level.