Wed Apr 27, 2022 – 8:31 pm EDT
CALGARY, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) – A temporary court injunction banning anti-COVID mandate freedom rallies from taking place in sections of downtown Calgary was dropped after city officials decided to not apply to make the injunction permanent.
In a press release yesterday, the City of Calgary said it has “discontinued its application for the permanent injunction and, as a result, the temporary injunction has also come to an end as of today.”
“The City originally sought the injunction due to the compounding impact of the long-term community disruption, increase in escalating behaviour causing public safety concerns and clear intention of participants to continue these activities,” the city said in the press release.
“We believe the injunction is no longer required and that ongoing activity can effectively be managed under existing laws and bylaws.”
Calgary Police had been enforcing the protest injunction put in place on March 18, which for certain areas of downtown banned blocking sidewalks or traffic or activities that “unreasonably” interrupted park use, along with the honking of horns.
Despite the injunction being in place, anti-COVID mandate freedom protests continued each Saturday in Calgary.
The removal of the injunction was welcomed
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