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Court strikes down claims from man who refused to wear mask at B.C. library

Shad Budge claimed COVID-19 regulations infringed on Charter rights
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A man turned away from the Agassiz Library for not abiding by COVID-19 mask regulations in 2020 has recently seen a significant setback in a court case against the province and the library. (Adam Louis/Observer)

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Murray Blok recently struck down claims against the province and B.C.’s Attorney General as the court considers a civil case involving a homeless man, the Agassiz Library and incidents involving masking regulations in 2020.

Shad Budge claimed the local library infringed on his Charter rights following two visits to the library in December 2020 in which employees told him a medical mask was required in order to use the facility.

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