The New Brunswick government and a farmers market in Fredericton have backed down on a COVID-19 measure that allows grocery stores to deny entry to unvaccinated Canadians after being warned of legal action, a non-profit legal organization says. “Today the Government of New Brunswick and the City of Fredericton have corrected their vaccination policies in relation to grocery sales to accord with the Charter and Human Rights legislation and this is a positive step,” Andre Memauri, staff lawyer at the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom, said in a statement on Dec. 17. On Dec. 7, the Justice Centre sent a warning letter to New Brunswick’s Minister of Justice and Public Safety Hugh Flemming in regard to a “revised COVID-19 mandatory order” he signed on Dec. 4 that allowed private businesses the option to request vaccination proof. The order stated that owners and occupiers of premises where proof of vaccination is …
NB Government, Farmers Market Back Down on Vaccination Proof at Grocery Stores: Legal Group
December 18, 2021
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