Commentary Provinces across Canada have now announced that only the vaccinated can participate in basic aspects of society, like dining at a restaurant, going to a gym, playing a team sport, or attending a wedding. Governments in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia have set aside decades of legal protections for personal and bodily autonomy and are now imposing discriminatory, scientifically dubious, and morally problematic mandates. Mandatory vaccination policies are abrupt departures from recent promises to protect Charter rights and freedoms. We were assured by B.C. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry in May that “it would not be my advice that we have any sort of vaccine passport within British Columbia.” Just three months later, Dr. Henry ordered vaccine passports for basic activities, and is also not permitting any exemptions. This is contrary to B.C. human rights laws that individuals with medical conditions and religious beliefs be accommodated. It …
Mandatory Vaccination Policies Disregard Canadians’ Constitutional Rights
September 5, 2021
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