Calgary Pastor Released on Bail, but Arrest Raises Concerns About ‘Draconian’ Pandemic Restrictions, Says Expert

Calgary Pastor Released on Bail, but Arrest Raises Concerns About ‘Draconian’ Pandemic Restrictions, Says Expert
Artur Pawlowski speaks at a “freedom rally” in Edmonton on March 20, 2021, part of a worldwide protest against COVID-19 restrictions. Courtesy of Artur Pawlowski
Isaac Teo
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The arrest of an Alberta pastor and his brother under a new public health order as they were heading home from church has serious implications for people’s rights and freedoms, a political scientist and author-researcher says.

Pastor Artur Pawlowski and his brother, Dawid Pawlowski, were arrested on a Calgary highway on May 8 for holding a church service that violated provincial pandemic restrictions.