Tag: COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Protester Pat King Still in Custody, Seeking Lawyer, More Than Six Weeks After Arrest

April 5, 2022
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Pat King, a prominent figure in the Freedom Convoy protest, says he is still looking for a lawyer despite being arrested in mid-February. King is facing 10 charges related to his alleged leading role in the protests in downtown Ottawa earlier this year to oppose the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate and other restrictions. While he…

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University of Toronto Drops Vaccine Mandate After Staff, Students File Human Rights Complaint

April 1, 2022
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The University of Toronto is revoking its COVID-19 vaccine mandate and other related policies after a human rights complaint was filed against the school. Effective May 1, the following measures will be paused: the requirement to complete a health screening prior to entering university premises, the requirement to be fully vaccinated for in-person activities on university…

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University of Waterloo Terminates 49 Staff Over Mandatory Vaccination Policy

March 30, 2022
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Ontario’s University of Waterloo has terminated 49 staff members over the school’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine requirement. The majority of these staff members are non-faculty members, a spokesperson from the school told CTV News. “We have an obligation under the Health and Safety Act to protect our employees, and the employees have the obligation to comply,”…

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Ohio Citizens Vow to Not Give Up After Vaccine Mandate Initiative Is Rejected Again

March 23, 2022
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A group of Ohio citizens says they will not give up after Attorney General Dave Yost rejected a March 11 proposed statute to ban vaccine mandates. It was the fourth time that Yost turned down the initiative. This time, he cited grounds that ballot summary language provided by the proposal’s supporters is inaccurate. Yost sent…

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Nearly 100 City Employees Sue Los Angeles Over Vaccine Mandate

March 18, 2022
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RollCall4Freedom, LLC. (RC4F), a group composed of 98 Los Angeles police officers and city employees, filed a lawsuit on March 15 in the district court for the Central District of California, arguing that the city’s vaccine mandate violates the U.S. Constitution, the group said in a press conference held in front of the City Hall…

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New Jersey Trucker Convoy Sets Off, Honored by Congressman’s Proclamation

March 8, 2022
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WOODSTOWN, New Jersey—Truckers from New Jersey converged on Sunday for a sendoff rally in southwest New Jersey before heading to Washington, D.C. The convoy was commended by a congressman representing the people in that area. Two trucker convoys–one originating in the northern part of New Jersey and another coming from the southern New Jersey–converged for…

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The Tragedy of the Commons: Individual Freedom and Responsibility Crushed by Emergencies Act Sledgehammer

February 26, 2022
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Commentary “A classic problem in environmental economics is the tragedy of the commons. The solution to it lies in property rights and supply management,” said Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, in a speech at Lloyd’s of London in London, UK, on Sept. 29, 2015. “Climate change is the Tragedy of the Horizon,” he…

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Supreme Court Denies Injunction Against San Diego School Vaccination Mandate; Leaves Door Open

February 21, 2022
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The Supreme Court decided to not intervene–for the time being—in the case of a San Diego high school student with natural immunity who claims that the local school district’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate imposed on students aged 16 and older unconstitutionally discriminates against her by not offering a religious exemption. The San Diego Unified School District…

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Judge Temporarily Blocks Boston’s Vaccine Mandate for Certain First Responders

February 16, 2022
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A judge on Tuesday blocked Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for certain first responders. Massachusetts Appeals Court Judge Sabita Singh ruled that the vaccine requirement for members of three municipal labor unions, Boston Firefighters Local 718, Boston Police Superior Officers Federation, and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society, cannot be enforced until their ongoing…

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New York City Fires Nearly 1,500 Workers For Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine: Mayor

February 15, 2022
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New York Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday that 1,430 public-sector workers in the city were fired for failing to meet a Feb. 11 deadline to get vaccinated against COVID-19. As many as 4,000 city workers were given notice in January to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment. Three-quarters of those workers had…

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