Minister claims exempt from traffic tickets

EDMONTON - An Edmonton judge has tossed out a constitutional challenge against three traffic tickets launched by a woman who claims her religious beliefs exempt her from the law.

Catherine Flamond, 52, had argued in a written Charter notice that the provincial civil laws do not apply to her because she is a Christian minister bound only by God, the Queen of England and the Constitution Act of 1982.

However, Provincial Court Judge John Henderson dismissed the constitutional challenge on Friday after ruling that the Alberta Traffic Safety Act applies to "every single person" who operates a motor vehicle in the province.

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