Alberta Crown Prosecutors Continue to Drop COVID-19 Tickets, More Withdrawals Expected

A sign from Alberta Health Services instructs people on good hygiene at Golden Acre Home and Garden centre in Calgary, Canada, on April 14, 2020. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

Prosecutors in Alberta are continuing to withdraw tickets issued to residents who had defied COVID-19 public health orders.

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom, a charity law firm that defends Canadians’ Charter Rights, announced on Tuesday that Alberta provincial Crown prosecutor has dropped three tickets, and a municipal crown prosecutor has revoked one.