Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer Allegedly Withheld Information on Dangers of Masking Children, Justice Centre Says

Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer Allegedly Withheld Information on Dangers of Masking Children, Justice Centre Says
Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides a COVID-19 update in Edmonton on Sept. 3, 2021. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press
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Alberta’s chief medical officer of health allegedly withheld evidence alluding to the possible dangers of mandating mask requirements for children, according to a new court application by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF).

Deena Hinshaw, who has served as Alberta’s chief medical officer since 2019, allegedly received a memo in February 2022 from then-Premier Jason Kenney’s office stating a number of possible adverse health effects that children could suffer as a result of masking.