Liberal President of the Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc announced during a press conference on Friday that the Trudeau government will move forward with mandating vaccines for federal employees.
Employees will now be required to have received at least two doses of approved vaccine for COVID-19.
According to Natasha Fatah, Crown corporations and federal agencies are "urged to follow suit."
#BREAKING Government of Canada announces all federal employees will required to be fully vaccinated
— Natasha Fatah (@NatashaFatah) August 13, 2021
Crown corporations and federal agencies are urged to follow suit #cdnpolihttps://t.co/4lL62WBQwK pic.twitter.com/Ih8mvOrHyV
"It is both our opportunity but also our duty to lead by example," says Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc as he announces that the government will require vaccinations for employees in the federal public service. #cdnpoli #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/DuCz7hJAec
— CPAC (@CPAC_TV) August 13, 2021
"This is an evolution of the government's posture in protecting the health and safety of Canadians since the beginning of the pandemic," said LeBlanc during the conference. "We have scientific data but also real-world evidence on how effective are the vaccines that have been approved for use by Health Canada."
No date for the mandate has been announced as of yet, though LeBlanc hinted that it would be implemented quickly.
"Canadians deserve to feel confident when travelling that the environment around them is safe," Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said while announcing mandatory vaccinations for workers in fed regulated sectors incl air and rail, as well as for air, train & cruise ship passengers pic.twitter.com/wHld62eRMp
— CPAC (@CPAC_TV) August 13, 2021
Over half a million people work directly for the federal government. As of Friday, 70 percent of Canada has been fully vaccinated.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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