EDMONTON—Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has made phone calls to organizations when she has been told of instances of unvaccinated Albertans being discriminated against to ask if they would “reconsider” their vaccination policies.
At a press conference on Nov. 28, Smith said she personally contacted the Wood Buffalo 2023 Arctic Winter Games, a biennial sport and cultural event for youth that will take place in January in Northern Alberta. She said they “wanted $1.2 million from us to support their effort, and they were discriminating against the athletes telling them they had to be vaccinated [for COVID].”
