A proposal by Quebec to tax unvaccinated people may be lawful but may also go against the spirit of Canada's universal public health system, rights and medical experts said.
Quebec, Canada's second-most populous province, is struggling with surging COVID-19 hospitalizations, and Francois Legault noted that the province's relatively small unvaccinated population was represented disproportionately among the hospitalized.
Quebec, Canada's second-most populous province, is struggling with surging COVID-19 hospitalizations, and Legault noted that the province's relatively small unvaccinated population was represented disproportionately among the hospitalized. Asked on Wednesday about the plan, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he "received that proposal with interest" but would not weigh in on it, saying he needed more details.