A constitutional rights group says it is prepared to take legal action against a regional government in B.C. if it does not accommodate a local volunteer firefighter who asked to be exempt from its mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy on the basis of religious grounds and natural immunity.
On April 28, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms sent a legal warning letter to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD), demanding “reasonable accommodation” to Crag Nygard for exemption from its vaccine mandate for all staff, including paid on-call volunteer firefighters.
“Mr. Nygard’s work as a firefighter is extremely important to him. Providing such an essential service to the community fulfills his wish to contribute to society and to be of service to mankind,” says the letter.
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