In early September, a Saskatchewan judge did a startling thing. The father of a 12-year-old girl had applied for a court order allowing his daughter to be vaccinated against COVID-19 over the objections of her mother. Justice M.T. Megaw of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench granted the order, concluding that vaccination was in the…
Californians Protest Against Vaccine Mandate in Front of Disneyland
The Walt Disney entertainment giant announced in late July that all non-union and salaried employees must be vaccinated by the end of September, and all new employees must be vaccinated before starting work. In August, the company further announced that it had reached an agreement with the union that all unionized employees at Walt Disney…
The Innocent Victims of Street Violence; Getting Used to Government Overreach?
Murder rates across America are going up. Some victims are just innocent children. They’re barely mentioned in the news, but our guest Leonydus Johnson, host of “Informed Dissent” podcast, is determined to make sure these little victims are not forgotten. Then, in America Q&A we ask if you think people with religious beliefs are respected…
Julie Ponesse Reveals Hollowness of Official Intellectual Class
Commentary Reaction to ethics professor Julie Ponesse’s short videos explaining her refusal to accept the COVID-19 injections mandated by her employer, Western University’s Huron University College in Ontario, could have been predicted. On one side, she has been lauded as a hero for standing up against what many now-sidelined individuals regard as an act of…
Police Officers, Firefighters Make Silent Stand Against Mandatory COVID Vaccination in Calgary
Police officers and firefighters stood in silent protest against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations in front of Calgary City Hall on Sept. 7—and they’re planning to do it again on Sept. 12. “We gathered across the street from city hall, at Olympic Plaza, at 11 a.m.,” said participant Jonathan Hagel, also the People’s Party of Canada candidate…
Newark, NJ Firefighters and Police Unions Demand Negotiations on Vaccine Mandate
Firefighters and police unions in Newark, New Jersey, held a rally on Wednesday to demand that the city government negotiate with them on the change in their work conditions due to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate imposed by the mayor. More than a hundred people demonstrated in Newark against the forced vaccination order by holding signs, shouting…
Vaccine Mandates Affect Hospital Staffing Wars
In the rural northeastern corner of Missouri, Scotland County Hospital has been so low on staff that it sometimes had to turn away patients amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. The national COVID-19 staffing crunch led to hospital CEO Dr. Randy Tobler hiring more travel nurses to fill the gaps. And the prices are steep—what…
Mandatory Vaccination Policies Disregard Canadians’ Constitutional Rights
Commentary Provinces across Canada have now announced that only the vaccinated can participate in basic aspects of society, like dining at a restaurant, going to a gym, playing a team sport, or attending a wedding. Governments in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia have set aside decades of legal protections for personal and bodily autonomy…
The Silence of the Professors
Commentary Recently there appeared a rousing “Statement of Non-Compliance with Mandatory Vaccination in Canadian Universities” by Maximilian Forte, professor of sociology at Concordia University (Forte also joined with others to publish an op-ed in the Toronto Sun against vaccine passports). Forte’s online statement calls on university personnel across the country, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, to…
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[Coming 09/25, 11AM ET] The Innocent Victims of Street Violence; Getting Used to Government Overreach? | The Nation Speaks
Murder rates across America are going up. Some victims are just innocent children. They’re barely mentioned in the news, but our guest Leonydus Johnson, host of “Informed Dissent” podcast, is determined to make sure these little victims are not forgotten. Then, in America Q&A we ask if you think people with religious beliefs are respected…