The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) budgeted millions for a vaccine passport program until fiscal 2024–2025, with a Department of Health memo saying the funding was needed to support federal public health measures “as needed going forward.” “The expected result would be that Canadians have continued access to the Canadian COVID-19 proof of vaccination…
Public Health Agency of Canada Budgets $17.6 Million for COVID Vaccine Passport Program Until 2025: Memo
Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program Has Paid Out Nearly $7 Million in Claims Since December 2020
Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP) has paid out nearly $7 million in claims since it first launched, according to updated bi-annual records. According to the VISP, a total of 1,859 claims have been received thus far from Canadians who suffered death or injury as a result of vaccines administered in Canada on or after Dec….
Public Health Agency of Canada Memo Warned Against Hugging Maskless Unvaccinated Children
A 2022 memo by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) recommended wearing masks or going outdoors before hugging unvaccinated children, who could be carriers of COVID-19 and may “pass the virus onto others.” “Determine if additional preventive practices are needed when hugging or being physical close, for example wearing masks and gathering outdoors,” PHAC…
Evidence of Second Alleged Sexual Assault at COVID Quarantine Hotel: Document
Evidence has emerged of a second alleged sexual assault case previously occurring in one of Canada’s former COVID-19 quarantine hotels at which air passengers returning to Canada and awaiting a COVID test result were required to stay for a period of several months during 2021. In an Inquiry of Ministry tabled April 13 in the House…
Ottawa to Join BC Gov’t Lawsuit Accusing McKinsey of ‘Deceptive’ Marketing to Boost Opioid Use: Report
The federal government is poised to join a class-action lawsuit being launched by the B.C. government against McKinsey and Co., which accuses the global management consulting firm of “false, reckless, and deceptive marketing campaigns” aimed at boosting opioid sales, according to a report. Carolyn Bennett, the federal minister of mental health and addictions, said in a…
How a Strike by Federal Public Service Workers Could Impact Canadians
A strike by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)—a union representing more than 120,000 federal public servants across the country—could impact federal services for veterans, indigenous people, immigrants, and those looking to get passports and tax returns. The government of Canada has released details on how a potential strike among the five bargaining groups of…
Canada’s Health Agency Threw Out 5.4 Million N95 Masks Shortly Before Pandemic: Audit
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) threw away around 5.4 million N95 masks just a year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit—at which time Canada experienced a shortage of the masks—according to an internal audit. The largest-scale disposal of N95 masks came after PHAC closed three private medical supply warehouses in 2019, says a federal report…
New Brunswick Residents Urge Province to Allow PHAC Probe Into Mysterious Brain Disease
A group of New Brunswick residents called on the provincial government to allow the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to investigate the cause of a mysterious neurological disease that has affected over 100 patients. In a joint statement released on March 28, patients suffering from “atypical neurological decline” and their families, alongside Leader of the…
Fourth COVID Booster Shot Now Recommended for Vulnerable Groups: Federal Panel
A panel advising the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on vaccines has recommended another COVID booster shot for certain vulnerable groups starting this month. “Evidence suggests that a fourth dose of an original monovalent COVID-19 vaccine provides an increase in vaccine effectiveness (VE) against infection,” wrote the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) in…
Pandemic Performance Study Blatant Attempt to Justify Feds’ Actions?
Commentary Rather than learning from the painful lessons of the past three years, it’s obvious that we’ve entered a post-pandemic phase of government-led alarmism. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)—including Theresa Tam—has published a study in a Canadian public health journal declaring that pandemic-inspired restrictions substantially reduced the impact of COVID-19 in Canada. “Counterfactuals…
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