A tax on the unvaccinated, as planned in Quebec, would be a violation of the charter, say some legal experts, while others say it’s not certain whether the courts would rule against the tax given the trend of rulings in recent challenges against pandemic policies. On Jan. 11, Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced his intention to impose a new “health contribution” on the unvaccinated in the coming weeks. He didn’t specify the amount to be levied but said it would be “significant.” John Carpay, president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, told The Epoch Times that such a tax is unconstitutional. “It’s taking bad government policies and making them even worse. … You already had an announcement that you’re a second-class citizen unless you got three injections to keep your QR code current,” he said. Yet “there’s a basic right to bodily autonomy. That is part of the charter’s Section …
Quebec’s Tax on the Unvaccinated: Experts Weigh In on Possible Legal Challenges
January 12, 2022
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