Category: vaccine mandates

Poilievre Calls for End to Lingering Vaccine Mandates to Help Address Nursing Shortage

Federal Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday called for an end to remaining COVID-19 vaccine mandates, sharing the story of Sandra Hartman, a pregnant nurse who was facing termination in June from her job after refusing the jab. “The fastest way to get more of the doctors and nurses we need? End all the…


Laid Low by the COVID Vaccine, Now They’ve Got a Bad Case of Federal Unresponsiveness

News Analysis In April 2021, Adele Fox received a single shot of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Within a few hours, the 60-year-old resident of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, started feeling shooting pains in her legs, arms, and neck. The pain didn’t abate over the next few days. Instead, it got worse and was accompanied…


ANALYSIS: How Likely Is a Win for the Lawsuit Against Canada’s Military Over Vaccine Mandates?

With Canadian courts repeatedly siding against challenges on COVID-19 mandates throughout the pandemic, will the outcome be any different for the nearly 330 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members who recently filed a $500 million class-action lawsuit against the military over the issue? Allison Pejovic, a senior lawyer and assistant litigation manager for Charter Advocates Canada, says…


EXCLUSIVE: Over 300 CAF Members Launch $500 Million Lawsuit Against Military for COVID Vaccine Mandates

Around 330 active or former members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) who say they were harmed by COVID-19 vaccine mandates have filed a class-action lawsuit against high-ranking members of the Canadian military, asking for some $500 million in damages. “The CAF shirked its own purpose and rushed an untested product onto its members, mislabeled…


The Personal Tragedies of the Lockdown Years

Commentary Here at Porcfest, a week-long celebration of freedom in New Hampshire, there are many hubs of activities, with talks and sessions all day every day, and a central campfire near the pavilion each night. Close by is the large tent for Brownstone Institute where we have had talks and discussions all day and evening….


Political Leanings Dictated COVID Vaccine Uptake: 2021 Federal Memo

Two days before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the 2021 election, a confidential government memo indicated the decision to receive the COVID vaccine was split along political party lines. The memo from the Privy Council Office, dated Aug. 13, 2021, and titled “Emerging Evidence on Covid-19,” said voters who supported the Liberals and NDP were more…


Federal Labour Board Orders Hearing for Parks Canada Employee Denied Exemption From COVID Shot

A federal labour board has agreed to hear the case of a Parks Canada employee denied a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine, after the government argued she had missed deadlines for filing a grievance through the union. Jennifer Squires, who worked as a senior financial services adviser, applied to the Federal Public Sector Labour…


Aviation Advocacy Group Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Feds Over Mandatory COVID Shots

Free to Fly Canada, an advocacy group for pilots and aviation employees, has filed a class action lawsuit against the federal government over mandatory workplace vaccination policies. The organization said in a May 17 news release that it has chosen representative plaintiffs Greg Hill, Brent Warren, and Tanya Lewis, and will argue that the rights…


IN DEPTH: Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates End, Prompting Relief

President Joe Biden’s remaining COVID-19 vaccine mandates have been rescinded, marking the end of requirements supporters say saved lives but critics say were unsupported by science. The U.S. government’s mandates for federal workers, federal contractors, and many foreign travelers ended at 12:01 a.m. on May 12. “I feel a lot of relief and peace, not…


COVID Vaccine Mandates For Patients, Healthcare Workers – Being Reversed, Overturned Across the U.S.

Efforts to overturn vaccine mandates for both hospital patients and healthcare workers appear to be gaining momentum across the U.S. In what is seen as a major victory for transplant patients who did not take the COVID vaccine, one of the largest transplant centers in the U.S. reversed its policy to require the jab in…