An engineer and father of four says it isn’t right he was denied employment insurance (EI) because he didn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Robin Francis has a PhD in engineering and worked at the London Health Sciences Centre in London, Ont., until he was fired for not getting vaccinated.
He worked mostly from home and didn’t feel he posed a health risk to others, according to a Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms release. He was willing to undergo regular COVID testing and follow other public health precautions.
The Canada Employment Insurance Commission said his refusal to take the vaccine constituted “willful misconduct,” so it denied him EI. The Social Security Tribunal of Canada upheld this decision….