BC top doctor has power to restrict access to a place during health hazard: lawyer A lawyer for British Columbia’s attorney general says provincial public health orders do not single out or ban all in−person religious services. Jacqueline Hughes told the BC Supreme Court that individual worship and drive−in events are permitted, subject to certain conditions, while weddings, funerals and baptisms may include no more than 10 guests. She says provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has the statutory powers during an emergency to issue orders she reasonably believes are necessary to prevent and mitigate further harm from a health hazard.