Federal Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday called for an end to remaining COVID-19 vaccine mandates, sharing the story of Sandra Hartman, a pregnant nurse who was facing termination in June from her job after refusing the jab.
“The fastest way to get more of the doctors and nurses we need? End all the discriminatory vaccine mandates blocking them from doing their jobs, so they can work again,” Mr. Poilievre posted on Twitter on June 12.
Provinces across Canada have complained of nursing staff shortages as well as a growing need for more medical doctors.
In June, The Epoch Times reported that Ms. Hartman, a 35-year-old nurse, eight months pregnant at the time, was about to be fired by the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). She had previously been put on unpaid leave for declining a COVID-19 shot. Despite most COVID restrictions being lifted, the hospital had not changed its policy, the nurse said at the time….