Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding an end to the vaccine mandate for military members.
Last week, Poilievre called for an end to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the Canadian Armed Forces, saying it was “obviously unscientific and contradictory” to keep that rule in place while ending the requirement for those crossing the border into Canada.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“This is a CAF leadership decision by the chief of the defence staff, based on advice from the Canadian Armed Forces surgeon general,” Defence Department spokesman Daniel Le Bouthillier said in an email..In early August, Eyre told The Canadian Press that he planned to “tweak” the vaccine mandate for the Armed Forces in the next few weeks. At the same time, he defended vaccine requirements as necessary to keep the military ready to respond to any emergency.
“So if there’s a specific operational requirement, that’s one thing. But I think that just as a condition of their employment, like anyone who works for the federal government, that that needs to be eliminated.” Lawyer Phillip Millar, who represents several Armed Forces members who have challenged the military’s vaccine mandate in Federal Court, accused the Liberal government of having used military personnel as “pawns” in their bid to advance vaccines in Canada.
Millar, whose clients include Warrant Officer James Topp, an army reservist facing a court martial for publicly speaking out against military vaccine mandates while wearing his uniform, also accused the Liberals and military leaders of “trying to save face” by refusing to end the mandate.
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