'She’s not a medical doctor': Parents slam premier for masking comments

Tracey Bartie says her 15-year-old son Nate needs to wear an N-95 mask to school every day because he’s immunocompromised. “It’s called acquired respiratory distress syndrome,” said Bartie. “In essence, if he gets a virus, he ends up with croup-like symptoms and ends up requiring a steroid that they give brain-injured patients, so its pretty hard-core.” Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday the province will not permit any masking mandates on children in Albert