The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federally regulated workforces caused severe staffing and operational challenges for the transportation sector, according to a secret briefing to Cabinet delivered in June before the mandates were suspended.
“Operators are reporting acute challenges in staffing critical operating positions across sectors, citing current vaccination mandate as key factor,” says a now declassified and heavily-redacted document meant to brief government ministers on policy considerations for the mandates.
According to a document attached to the briefing and signed by Neil McCraw, counsel for the Privy Council Office, the briefing came from Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier….