“I hope that my lawsuit will set a precedent and that Albertans are never medically segregated again,” says Jesse Johnson (@wopizza4) who lost his business in Calgary, Alberta to the gov’t for refusing to discriminate based on vaccination status.
“It cost me everything. I lost my restaurant, my other two restaurants in Calgary, my marriage, my family, my houses, my wealth, and a good portion of my sanity.” After a long legal battle, prosecutors dropped the charges against him in November 2023. Johnson says the reason was to avoid setting a precedent. Now, he is suing the government, hoping to set the precedent that medical segregation is unlawful.
“We are suing the city of Calgary, the province of Alberta, and Deena Hinshaw — she will have to attest for what she did to the people of Alberta.”
Johnson stood up for his principles at the cost of losing everything, but now he is back in a new location in Windermere, British Columbia, where he does what he loves: serving Detroit-style pizzas to everyone regardless of their vaccine status.
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