Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is slamming the organizers of a religious gathering that led to outbreaks of COVID-19 in the province which claimed the lives of three people.
At the end of October, the Gospel Light Baptist Church in Amherst, N.S., hosted a multi-day gathering of more than 100 people and did not require proof of vaccination to enter, in violation of public health rules.
The pastor of the church has said what happened was “unfortunate,” but was part of God’s plan.
Houston said during a briefing Wednesday he was appalled by the comments of those involved in organizing the gathering.
“The comments downplaying the seriousness of what’s happening, the comments minimizing the loss of life are completely unacceptable and totally disgusting. Lives were lost,” he said.