Day #3 BC trial: security threat closes court room, police onsite
The British Columbia COVID vaccine exemption trial was disrupted on October 6th by a “security threat” which saw police arrive to evacuate the court room.
“It was pretty disappointing in that I travelled all the way to BC for this trial and ended up watching it on livestream from my hotel room,” noted Christine Van Geyn, Litigation Director for the Canadian Constitution Foundation.
Despite the security threat, which Van Geyn did not detail any further, proceedings continued and the court challenged many of the arguments made by BC’s Public Health Office as it defended its policies surrounding exemptions to the provinces’ vaccine mandates, which often appeared poorly planned and communicated.
Arguments have now concluded, and Van Geyn says that although at times a decision may be handed down in as few as six months, it may take longer to receive the verdict.
The CCF brought this case with two women and one girl, who were seeking good faith medical exemptions. Two of the petitioners working with the CCF had received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to which they suffered severe adverse reactions, and the third had been disabled since birth, was extremely medically complex, had undergone 15 surgeries, and had a history of adverse drug reactions.
