An Edmonton judge has tossed out a $565-million lawsuit from a local man who claimed its mandatory mask bylaw created a health hazard..Associate Chief Justice K.G. Nielsen said the lawsuit filed by Glenn Miller “has no basis in law.”.Miller filed his suit in August claiming the June 29, 2020 bylaw passed by Edmonton council requiring mandatory face masks in public buildings and public transportation wasn’t an appropriate response to the COVID-19 pandemic. .Miller claimed he would be at risk from “unsanitary discarded face masks.”. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in .The suit claimed council failed to access true scientific data and statistical analysis of COVID-19 fatalities and cases of infection that showed 99.5% of the population has sufficient immunity and the bylaw is a gross overreaction..Miller, 62, said the entire pandemic is a hoax and part of a world-wide conspiracy..He said he would drop his lawsuit if the city educated itself on the true facts around coronavirus..When the city didn’t comply and admit they were wrong, Miller went ahead with his suit seeking $565 million in damages..When questioned by Nielsen, Miller admitted the suit was “… an attention-getting tactic and nothing more” and he wasn’t trying to get rich..Miller said Edmonton and other governments have acted “by dictatorial decree”, and he will not “… acquiesce to government bullying and tyrannical dictatorship.”.In his ruling, Nielsen noted the lawyer for the city said Miller admited his litigation was not conducted in good faith. The exorbitant $565 million claim was “an attention-getting tactic.”.“Mr. Miller sought a disproportionate or impossible remedy. His $565 million claim has no basis in law. Even if I were to accept Mr. Miller now indicating he never sought to obtain that amount, and that aspect of his lawsuit was ‘an attention-getting tactic’, then Mr. Miller’s lawsuit was litigation for an improper purpose, and an abuse of the Court and Edmonton..“Mr. Miller does not deny that he is litigating not for himself but for a broader social purpose. He is candid about the reason for his lawsuit: he is a self-declared community advocate who sued to alter policy decisions by political actors. That is a further reason why Mr. Miller’s lawsuit against Edmonton is an abuse of the Court.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
An Edmonton judge has tossed out a $565-million lawsuit from a local man who claimed its mandatory mask bylaw created a health hazard..Associate Chief Justice K.G. Nielsen said the lawsuit filed by Glenn Miller “has no basis in law.”.Miller filed his suit in August claiming the June 29, 2020 bylaw passed by Edmonton council requiring mandatory face masks in public buildings and public transportation wasn’t an appropriate response to the COVID-19 pandemic. .Miller claimed he would be at risk from “unsanitary discarded face masks.”. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in .The suit claimed council failed to access true scientific data and statistical analysis of COVID-19 fatalities and cases of infection that showed 99.5% of the population has sufficient immunity and the bylaw is a gross overreaction..Miller, 62, said the entire pandemic is a hoax and part of a world-wide conspiracy..He said he would drop his lawsuit if the city educated itself on the true facts around coronavirus..When the city didn’t comply and admit they were wrong, Miller went ahead with his suit seeking $565 million in damages..When questioned by Nielsen, Miller admitted the suit was “… an attention-getting tactic and nothing more” and he wasn’t trying to get rich..Miller said Edmonton and other governments have acted “by dictatorial decree”, and he will not “… acquiesce to government bullying and tyrannical dictatorship.”.In his ruling, Nielsen noted the lawyer for the city said Miller admited his litigation was not conducted in good faith. The exorbitant $565 million claim was “an attention-getting tactic.”.“Mr. Miller sought a disproportionate or impossible remedy. His $565 million claim has no basis in law. Even if I were to accept Mr. Miller now indicating he never sought to obtain that amount, and that aspect of his lawsuit was ‘an attention-getting tactic’, then Mr. Miller’s lawsuit was litigation for an improper purpose, and an abuse of the Court and Edmonton..“Mr. Miller does not deny that he is litigating not for himself but for a broader social purpose. He is candid about the reason for his lawsuit: he is a self-declared community advocate who sued to alter policy decisions by political actors. That is a further reason why Mr. Miller’s lawsuit against Edmonton is an abuse of the Court.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
