A Liberal MP who works as a medical doctor says he’s in favour of making unvaccinated Canadians pay some kind of a special tax — and he believes others in his party agree. New federal modelling released Friday warned that the Omicron variant could lead to record levels of hospitalization in the weeks ahead. The tax proposal is controversial. 17:01The widening vax gap A mother describes how a cancelled surgery has affected her son, and MPs Marcus Powlowski, Stephen Ellis and Don Davies discuss Quebec’s proposed health tax on unvaccinated people. There’s no real evidence as to what impact it may have.”For now, Quebec’s proposal for a tax on the unvaccinated is just a prescription, waiting to be filled.

Source: CBC News January 15, 2022 10:01 UTC