Share this Story: FIRST READING: Ottawa's 180-degree turn on mandatory vaccinationFIRST READING: Ottawa's 180-degree turn on mandatory vaccination "We’re not a country that makes vaccination mandatory,” said Trudeau in May Photo by REUTERS/Patrick DoyleArticle content First Reading is a daily newsletter keeping you posted on the travails of Canadian politicos, all curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In 1996, Health Canada’s National Report on Immunization explicitly stated that mandatory vaccination was barred under Canadian law. “Unlike some countries, immunization is not mandatory in Canada; it cannot be made mandatory because of the Canadian Constitution,” it read. Article content Meanwhile, a counterpoint came Saturday night from Matt Strauss, an Ontario critical care doctor whose patients include some of those unvaccinated.

Source: National Post January 10, 2022 19:22 UTC