Category: Informed consent

Youth Cannot Be Mandated to Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Ontario Court Rules

A 12-year-old girl who does not want to take the COVID-19 vaccine cannot be mandated to do so, an Ontario judge has ruled in a family court dispute. “The science relating to COVID-19 is developing,” wrote Justice Christopher Corkery of the Ontario Superior Court. “The ‘facts’ are changing.” The dispute arose after the girl’s unidentified…


The Case Against the Physician Gag Order

Commentary Here’s my recent testimony against the bill at the CA State Senate: Attorney Laura Powell also testified against the bill with some excellent remarks… We don’t need #AB2098 because there is no misinformation crisis. There’s a crisis of institutional credibility. The public has lost faith in the medical establishment, and censorship will not rebuild…


Ideology of ‘Mandated Consent’ Pushed by Media Doesn’t Keep People Informed

Commentary Looking at the phrase “informed consent” on a page, it’s obvious it contains two interdependent words. There’s the noun “consent,” which means, well, agreement. And there’s the adjective “informed,” which means you know everything possibly necessary about what you’re agreeing to. As phrases go, it’s not that complex. So why, when it comes to…


Over 3,500 Alberta Health Care Professionals Call for Halt on Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers

A group of over 3,500 Alberta health-care professionals including around 70 physicians is calling on the province to stop mandatory vaccination for health-sector workers, saying the mandate violates their Charter rights. “We represent a wide range of vaccinated and unvaccinated health care professionals from multiple disciplines, who are deeply concerned about these mandatory vaccinations,” said…