WINNIPEG Manitoba enforcement officers handed out 26 tickets over the last week to people attending anti-restriction rallies. In the province’s latest enforcement update, it said enforcement officials issued 20 tickets for a rally at The Forks on April 25. Officers also issued two tickets for a rally in Winkler on May 1 and four tickets for a rally at the Winnipeg Law Courts on May 3. The fines from the Winkler and law courts rallies will be included in the next enforcement update data, because they were issued after May 2. The province said investigations into these events are continuing and more charges are expected.
Morden church facing $10,000 more in PHO enforcement fines Written by Taylor Brock Tuesday, May 04 2021, 10:13 AM Tobias Tissen speaks at a protest held outside the Law Courts building in Winnipeg. (Screenshot: Tobias Tissen/Facebook)
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Tickets are being issued to some people who attended large rallies in the past week, including at the Winnipeg Law Courts, with more fines being handed out soon.
This week s COVID-19 enforcement numbers do not reflect tickets given in Winnipeg Monday, but the province is releasing more details.
Six tickets have been given out that are not included in Tuesday s COVID-19 enforcement update, as they come from recent events. On Saturday, two tickets were issued in Winkler and Monday four in Winnipeg after rallies protesting the Public Health Orders. Provincial officials were present at both events.
4 fined at Winnipeg Law Courts rally in support of churches fighting public health orders
Enforcement officers ticketed the individuals outside court Monday, where seven churches are challenging Manitoba s lockdown measures in court for the next two weeks.
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Roughly 150 people were in attendance at rally outside the Winnipeg Law Courts on May 3. The current provincial health regulations say no more than five people may gather together outside in a public place.(Gary Solilak/CBC)
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Tobias Tissen, minister at the Church of God in the RM of Hanover, said in court that he attended a rally outside the Winnipeg Law Courts on Monday afternoon that exceeds current outdoor gathering limits set by public health orders. (Gary Solilak/CBC)
The religious figure perhaps most outspoken against Manitoba s pandemic-era restrictions has told court it s not his place to enforce public health orders.
Church of God pastor Tobias Tissen said Monday he does not have the jurisdiction to limit people from going to his church, or force them to wear masks.