Tue Apr 19, 2022 – 7:25 pm EDT
EDMONTON, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) — A Christian church in Edmonton is headed to court for refusing to allow COVID inspectors into the building during worship services.
In yet another instance of Alberta levying COVID-related charges at a Christian pastor, the trial for Pastor Tracy Fortin and Church of the Vine in Edmonton was set to begin Tuesday. Fortin and her church are facing thousands of dollars in fines related to “obstruction” charges for allegedly refusing to allow the government’s COVID inspectors into the church during worship services on three separate occasions.
According to a Rebel News report, while the charges are not criminal charges but “regulatory” offences, they still come with “escalating fines” of up to $100,000 per fine for Fortin and up to $500,000 per fine for the church as an entity.
Fortin herself has said that the issue was the government workers attempting to enter the building during the worship service itself, and while her church did its best to follow the public health guidelines, a line had to be drawn when it came to policing its own congregants by “checking for identification, or QR codes, or
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