Education Minister Dominic Cardy's bill, to eliminate religious and philosophical exemptions from the requirement for vaccinations, was defeated 22-20 in a free vote among all four parties in the legislature. But Attorney-General Andrea Anderson-Mason, who voted against the bill, said her decision was based not on emotion but on a lack of evidence. He said with the bill defeated, government will need to monitor vaccination rates and promote immunization to ensure rates don't go down. Coon tried to amend the bill to that effect Wednesday but his amendment was defeated. The vote was originally reported by the clerk of the legislature as 22-19 against the bill, but it was later revised to 22-20 against.

Source: CBC News June 18, 2020 16:48 UTC