Loading ...CANADA – Military committee leads the way on declaring vaccine mandates unconstitutional
In January 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ruled out COVID-19 vaccine mandates. In March, he shot down the idea again. In May, he dug in , saying, “We’re not a country that makes vaccination mandatory.” But in August of that year, Trudeau made a U-turn, announcing mandatory vaccinations for public servants and anyone boarding planes and trains. Then he called a snap election.
Now, the Military Grievances External Review Committee , which was tasked with reviewing the cases of Canadian Forces members who were kicked out of the military for refusing to get vaccinated, has called out the claim that no one was ever forced to get vaccinated. While service members “theoretically” retained a choice, “the consequences of a refusal are such that this choice is not really a choice,”
Citing Judge Mark Phillips of the Quebec Superior Court in the 2022 case Syndicat des métallos , Frid explained that policies that force people to choose between staying unvaccinated and keeping their jobs engage the charter-protected rights to liberty — which includes the right to direct one’s own medical care — and security of the person, which protects bodily integrity. Not only were these rights engaged, Frid found the policy was unconstitutional.
NOTE: Frid’s decision is not binding, but it will be considered by the chief of the defence staff when he makes decisions on whether hundreds of discharged soldiers and personnel can be reinstated.
Timing is good with the second scamdemic ramping up the rhetoric!