ATCO, the Calgary-based electricity and natural gas provider, announced it will be dropping its mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for all employees, contractors, and future hires, effective Dec. 31, in an email sent to ATCO employees on Dec. 21 and obtained by The Epoch Times. The mandatory vaccine policy will have been in effect one full year,…
EXCLUSIVE: ATCO Drops Vaccine Policy While 31 Employees Who Lost Jobs Continue Lawsuit
City of Toronto to Drop Vaccine Mandate Starting Dec. 1
The City of Toronto has announced it will drop its mandatory vaccination policy for city staff, volunteers, and contractors as of Dec. 1. In a news release issued on Nov. 8, the city said 350 unionized employees who lost their jobs as a result of the mandates are eligible for reinstatement. Approximately 35,000 Toronto employees, out of…
Federal Tribunal Reinstates EI for Worker Fired for Refusing COVID Shots
A federal tribunal has ruled in favour of a Toronto man who was denied his Employment Insurance (EI) benefits after losing his job for not getting vaccinated for COVID-19. In a decision released on Sept. 12, the Social Security Tribunal of Canada reversed the denial of EI benefits to Timothy Conlon, a delivery driver who…
Staff Union Files Legal Challenge Against Western University’s Vaccine Policy
The University of Western Ontario Staff Association (UWOSA) has filed a policy grievance to challenge Western University’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, saying that the mandatory three-dose requirement is both a violation of the collective agreement and the province’s human rights law. “UWOSA acknowledges that the current policy is unreasonable for our members and is a breach of…
Name-Calling ‘Uniquely Unhelpful’ to Convince Canadians to Get Vaccinated: Medical Expert
The Canadian government has to develop more target-oriented policies to convince those who still haven’t received a COVID-19 vaccine to get their shots, while name-calling like what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did was “uniquely unhelpful” to that end, a medical expert told parliamentarians. Trudeau had used derogatory terms to describe unvaccinated Canadians, saying they are often…
Name-Calling ‘Uniquely Unhelpful’ in Convincing Canadians to Get Vaccinated: Medical Expert
The federal government has to develop more target-oriented policies to convince those who still haven’t received a COVID-19 vaccine to get their shots, while engaging in name-calling, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did, is “uniquely unhelpful” to that end, a medical expert told parliamentarians. Trudeau used derogatory terms to describe unvaccinated Canadians, saying they are often…
NB Government May Consider Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines: Higgs
New Brunswick may consider making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory down the road, says Premier Blaine Higgs. “I think it’s something that will get further discussion in New Brunswick, and probably across the country,” said Higgs during an interview with CBC’s Power & Politics on Jan. 10, following his call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the…
NB Government May Consider Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines: Premier
New Brunswick may consider making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory down the road, says Premier Blaine Higgs. “I think it’s something that will get further discussion in New Brunswick, and probably across the country,” said Higgs during an interview with CBC’s Power & Politics on Jan. 10, following his call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the…
FAA Vaccine Policy Violates It’s Own Rules, Attorneys and Doctors Say
The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) is breaking its own rule that states pilots should not fly after having taken medications that have been approved for less than a year, according to a group of attorneys, doctors, and other experts; including a pilot who says his career ended due to adverse reactions from a vaccine. Airlines, which…
Civil Rights Group Challenges ‘Flawed’ Vaccine Mandate at George Mason University
A civil rights group is calling on George Mason University (GMU) executives to reconsider their vaccination requirement for staff and students in the fall semester, claiming it is a scientifically “irrational” policy that violates constitutional rights and medical ethics. The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), which describes itself as a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group that…
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