Tag: COVID-19 Mandates

Crowds March in Downtown Ottawa to Call for Freedoms on Canada Day

This article will be updated throughout the day. OTTAWA—Crowds of people protesting against the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate have begun a march in downtown Ottawa, calling for freedoms while marking Canada Day. Cheering and chants of “freedom” could be heard as people marched along Wellington Street. A day earlier, a large crowd convened at the…


Crowds Rally in Ottawa After March for Freedoms on Canada Day

This article will be updated throughout the day. OTTAWA—Crowds of people are gathering in Ottawa to call for freedoms on Canada Day as police continue to maintain a heavy presence, at time confronting some protesters. Earlier in the day, a massive group of people marched across downtown Ottawa to protest the federal government’s different COVID-19…


MPs Meet With Veteran Making Trek From Vancouver to Ottawa to Protest COVID Mandates

OTTAWA—Military veteran James Topp, who has almost completed his walk from Vancouver to Ottawa to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, was in Ottawa on Wednesday to meet with MPs. So far, Topp’s journey has taken him to Deep River, about 200 kilometres west of Ottawa. He drove to the capital for the meeting with MPs before…


Whistleblower Says With 120,000 Troops Still Unvaccinated, Army May Move June 30 Deadline Far Into Future

As the June 30 deadline nears for compliance with the U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, U.S. Army officials publicly claim a very small percentage of its members are unvaccinated, reporting 96% or more of its members are fully vaccinated. However, the Army’s vaccination rate is in fact significantly lower than 96%, an active-duty senior Army official with access to senior-level information…


Mask Mandate Lifted for Public Servants, Workplaces to Return to Full Capacity: Health Canada

Mask mandates are being lifted for public servants while government departments and agencies will return to the workplace at full capacity, Health Canada said in an update of its occupational health guidance on May 16.   “Masks can be removed when physical distancing can be maintained at a workstation or in a meeting,” the federal health agency…


To Win Public Confidence in Emergencies Act Inquiry, Transparency is Vital, Says the Law’s Creator

Former defence minister Perrin Beatty, who drafted the Emergencies Act in the 1980s to replace the controversial War Measures Act, says transparency is crucial in the government’s inquiry into the invocation of emergency powers earlier this year. The inquiry may be able to make its conclusions without interfering with cabinet confidence, but it will be…


Alberta Premier Calls on Trudeau Government to End ‘Pointless’ COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he has called on the federal government to end its “pointless” COVID-19 travel restrictions that no other major country in the world has. “Alberta’s conservative MLAs have called on Trudeau to scrap pointless travel restrictions, including the vaccine passport,” Kenney said in a Twitter post made on April 28. “I don’t…


Philadelphia Businesses, Residents File Lawsuit Against Newly Reinstated Mask Mandate

Multiple businesses and residents in Philadelphia have filed a lawsuit in state court in Pennsylvania seeking to overturn the city’s renewed indoor masking mandate for COVID-19. Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole announced on April 11 that the city would reinstate indoor masking on April 18 in an effort to stem the surge in infections, after previously ending the mask…


Man Charged With Conspiracy to Murder at Alberta Border Blockade Asks to Go Directly to Trial

Christopher Lysak, one of four men charged with conspiracy to murder at an Alberta border blockade protest earlier this year, has asked to go directly to trial. A lawyer for Lysak, 48, told a Lethbridge judge on April 11 that he is waiving his right to a preliminary hearing in favour of being tried by a judge…


Roundtable Discussion on COVID Treatments and Mandates

And not only that, they want to hold the decision makers responsible for their harmful public health decisions regarding COVID-19. STORY AT-A-GLANCE March 7, 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a roundtable discussion about COVID treatment, early treatment suppression, vaccine risks, the collateral damage from school closures and lockdowns and more March 8, 2022, the…