The vaccine mandate that requires federal employees from core public services to be fully immunized against COVID-19 has constitutional issues that implicate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, an Ontario lawyer says. “There are several sections of the Charter of Rights that are implicated by mandating vaccines, generally speaking,” said Ryan O’Connor, a Toronto-based litigator who specializes in areas such as employment and appeals, and also advises clients on matters involving federal and provincial legislation. “The first is Section 7 of the Charter which protects an individual’s right to liberty and security of the person, and the second and most pertinent section would be Section 15 of the Charter, which protects individuals from discrimination and that requires equal treatment of individuals before and under the law.”  In announcing the mandate on Oct. 6 in a joint press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said …