Tag: vaccine mandate

Ethics of Mandatory COVID Vaccination in Travel Not Considered, Testifies Canadian Official Behind Policy

The issue of whether it is ethical to impose a vaccine requirement to travel is not something that was given consideration by the Canadian official who wrote the policy, court documents show. Jennifer Little, director general of the COVID Recovery Team at Transport Canada, was responsible for drafting the vaccine mandate policy that precluded millions…


Health Canada Did Not Recommended Travel Vaccine Mandate, Official Behind the Policy Testifies

The federal government bureaucrat who wrote the policy that prevented unvaccinated Canadians from flying or travelling by train said she has no recollection of health officials recommending a vaccine mandate for travel, according to court documents. Jennifer Little, director general of COVID Recovery at Transport Canada, made the comments on June 9 and 10 while…


Judge Orders Air Force Not to Punish Members Seeking Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Air Force officials were ordered on July 27 not to discipline airmen who are seeking religious exemptions to the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. U.S. District Judge Matthew McFarland, a Trump appointee, entered a preliminary injunction against the force. McFarland two weeks earlier issued a temporary restraining order. He asked the military to make its case…


EXCLUSIVE: Official Who Authorized COVID Vaccines in Canada Not Consulted on Mandate

The federal government official with final authority on approving vaccines in Canada did not advise for and was at no point consulted about imposing or keeping in place the vaccine mandate in travel, court documents reveal. Dr. Celia Lourenco, director general of the Biologic and Radiopharmaceutical Drugs Directorate in the Health Products and Food Branch…


Capitol Report (July 25): GOP Gathers for Summit in Washington; Taiwan Prepares for CCP Invasion

GOP lawmakers are laying out their priorities to take back the majority in November. What are their top priorities on energy and law enforcement, and what changes are they vowing to make? NTD was at the America First Policy Summit and had a chance to catch up with Mark Lotter, chief communications officer of the America…


Air Force Instructor Fired for Rejecting COVID Testing and Vaccine, Says Many More Facing Termination

Retired Lt. Col. Sandy Miarecki, who served over 20 years in the Air Force as a pilot, was given a notice of proposed removal from her position as an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) on July 14 for refusing COVID-19 vaccination and testing. At the beginning of the school term, in January 2022,…


Air Force Instructor Faces Removal for Rejecting COVID Testing and Vaccine, Says Many More Facing Termination

Retired Lt. Col. Sandy Miarecki, who served over 20 years in the Air Force as a pilot, was given a notice of proposed removal from her position as an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) on July 14 for refusing COVID-19 vaccination and testing. At the beginning of the school term, in January 2022,…


Canadian Military Expected to Suspend Vaccine Mandate This Summer: Report

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is looking to follow the federal public service and suspend their vaccine mandate, the Ottawa Sun reported Thursday. The newspaper obtained a leaked copy of a new draft COVID-19 directive from the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Wayne Eyre. It states that members of the CAF will no longer need…


Federal Judge Blocks Biden Admin From Punishing Unvaccinated Air Force Service Members | Facts Matter

On July 14, a federal district court issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Biden administration from taking any action (for at least the next 14 days) against any Air Force member who opted not to take the COVID vaccine. Specifically, Judge Matthew McFarland, who was appointed to the bench by President Donald Trump about three…


Court Blocks Biden Admin From Punishing Unvaccinated Air Force Members

A federal district court in Ohio has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from enforcing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on thousands of U.S. Air Force service members who remain unvaccinated after having opposed the shot on religious grounds but have had their religious exemption applications denied. U.S. District Court Judge Matthew McFarland, who was appointed by…