Protecting access to hospitals

Alberta’s government is making sure patients, their families and health-care workers are able to safely access hospitals and other health facilities during protests.

Hospitals and other facilities that provide health services will now be subject to the same protection that railways, highways and pipelines receive under the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act. This law carries punishments for trespassing, interfering with operations and construction, and causing damage. It includes the flexibility to expand the definition of “essential infrastructure” through regulation, which is expected to be in place this week.

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