Home / Tag Archives: mandates

Tag Archives: mandates

B.C. pastor found ‘liable’ for hosting worship service as court battles over COVID mandates rage

A B.C. judge has found a Chilliwack pastor “liable” for holding a worship service in breach of the province’s old COVID-19 orders — but a conviction for a $2,300 ticket won’t be entered until the court has considered a constitutional challenge.  In a decision with implications for a number of similar …

Read More »

Trudeau defends vax mandates, Emergencies Act decision, in interview

Justin Trudeau says people who chose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 must accept the consequences of those decisions, including lost employment and restricted access to transportation and other services. “It was their choice and nobody ever was going to force anyone into doing something they don’t want to do,” …

Read More »

Vaccine mandates have been blamed for some of Pearson airport’s chaos. Is it time to drop them?

The waning effectiveness of vaccines to stop the spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 could mean it’s time for federal policy makers to consider lifting vaccine mandates, some experts suggest. “It’s hard to really justify our mandates anymore,” said Dr Zain Chagla,  an infectious diseases physician at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and …

Read More »

Conservative leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre tables bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Conservative leadership contender Pierre Poilievre has tabled a bill in the House of Commons that, if passed, would prohibit the federal government from imposing vaccine mandates on federal workers and the travelling public. Poilievre, who has been a vocal opponent of mandates since the convoy of protesters against vaccine mandates rolled …

Read More »