Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski has added his name to the shortlist of members from his party to openly call for the removal of federal vaccine mandates.
Powlowski made his views known in an interview published by The Hill Times on June 9.
“The need for mandates is certainly changed and the calculus is not the same now as it was two months ago, three months, or six months ago,” he told the publication.
The MP represents a northwestern Ontario riding and practised medicine before being first elected to Parliament in 2019.
“I would suggest that the vaccine requirements for being on planes and at workplaces at the moment, I don’t think the benefits of that mandate warrant the cost,” said Powlowski, who has previously done health legislation consulting work with the World Health Organization….