Philip James Hutchings and Keith Cody Butler are pastors at His Tabernacle Family Church located in Saint John, New Brunswick. They were charged under New Brunswick’s Revised Mandatory Order on allegations that they held church services without ensuring that all participants were vaccinated against COVID-19.
Update: On May 3, 2022, TDF’s lawyer in New Brunswick filed a Notice of Motion Seeking a Declaration of Unconstitutionality to challenge the provisions of the Revised Mandatory Order under which these pastors were charged. The grounds are that the provisions are inconsistent with fundamental freedoms and privacy rights, which are protected by the Charter.