Fri Sep 23, 2022 – 3:30 pm EDT
EDMONTON, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) – A Canadian provincial cabinet minister has admitted COVID mandates and lockdowns were never about science but rather “political control and power,” and thanked those who fought the “tyrannical” rules.
“It never was about science but about political control and power,” tweeted Alberta’s minister of labour and immigration Kaycee Madu on Tuesday.
Madu serves as Edmonton’s only United Conservative Party of Canada (UCP) MLA. His apparent change of heart on Twitter also thanked people who opposed COVID mandates for standing up to tyranny.
“Thanks to all those citizens, freedom convoys, who had the courage to mobilize against these tyrannical policies,” wrote Madu.
“They endured a lot hate, name calling, suffered and vilified on behalf of all of us. I thank them!”
Madu’s rather blunt and open comments regarding COVID mandates were made in light of reports that Canada’s travel ArriveCAN app is due to become “optional” at the end of the month along with other travel COVID mandates.
During COVID, Madu served as Minister of Justice for Alberta before being placed on leave earlier in the year, amid accusations he used his position to avoid
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