The Canadian Armed Forces have been dispatched to assist in Quebec’s vaccination campaign as the province reported over 15,000 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 3. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair made the announcement on Twitter on Jan. 3, saying the decision came after the province made a request for aid. “Following our approval of Quebec’s request for federal…
Quebec Not Ruling Out Making COVID-19 Vaccination Compulsory: Health Minister
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé says it is possible that the government will make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for Quebecers if necessary. “I would simply say today that if we have to go there, we’ll go there,” Dubé said during a press conference on Dec. 22. “Right now we’re not there.” The minister was responding to…
Vaccines Do Not Stop COVID-19 Spread as Governments Claim: Legal Advocacy Group
Vaccines are not as effective in stopping the spread of COVID-19 as governments have claimed them to be, an analysis of government narratives conducted by a constitutional rights group shows. The report (pdf), published Tuesday by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, found that claims made by government leaders that mandatory vaccination will reduce or stop…
San Francisco Archbishop Cordileone Remains Unvaccinated
SAN FRANCISCO—Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco recently revealed that he remains unvaccinated. The San Francisco Archdiocese has spoken positively about the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and encourages churchgoers to get a shot. During a podcast interview with the San Francisco Chronicle on Dec. 1, Archbishop Cordileone said that he has a good immune system…
New Jersey GOP Lawmakers Defied COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A number of New Jersey Republican lawmakers defied a new policy to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test in order to enter the Assembly chamber in New Jersey Statehouse. Some state Assembly Republicans refused to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test result required by a new policy effective Dec. 2 and…
Liberal and Conservative Leaders Trade Barbs on COVID-19 Vaccination
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole traded barbs on the issue of COVID-19 vaccination at separate press conferences on Nov. 8. Trudeau criticized the Tories on the issue of COVID-19 vaccinations at the Liberal caucus meeting on Nov. 8, as a number of Conservatives voiced opposition to the Board of Internal Economy’s new…
Trudeau, O’Toole Trade Barbs on COVID-19 Vaccination
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole traded barbs on the issue of COVID-19 vaccination at separate press conferences on Nov. 8. Trudeau criticized the Tories on the issue of COVID-19 vaccinations at the Liberal caucus meeting on Nov. 8, as a number of Conservatives voiced opposition to the Board of Internal Economy’s new…
Aviation Workers Urged to ‘Hold Their Ground’ and Sue Employers Over Vaccine Mandate
Speakers at a meeting opposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates in Tusla, Oklahoma, on Oct. 26 told aviation and aerospace workers to “hold their ground” and sue employers who fire them for being unvaccinated. Roughy 100 people attended the meeting at Hope Community Church where Broken Arrow Republican Mark Sherwood, Republican State Rep. Wendi Stearman, a local certified public accountant, and an…
Privacy Czar Probing Complaints About Federal Public Service Vaccination Requirement
OTTAWA—The federal privacy watchdog is investigating “a number of complaints” about the government’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement for public servants. Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien said in a statement Friday his office was looking into the concerns, but provided no details given they are now the subject of “ongoing investigations.” The Liberal government announced earlier this month…
Vaccine Passports Will Create a ‘Global Digital Infrastructure of Surveillance’: Former Ontario Privacy Commissioner
Vaccine passports mandated by governments will create a highly intrusive surveillance system that not only forces Canadians to reveal their health information but can also track their whereabouts, Ontario’s former privacy commissioner says. The personal information linked to each individual’s vaccine passport reveals substantial data that introduces serious privacy concerns, says Dr. Ann Cavoukian, who…
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