Quebec health-care workers in both the public and private systems who are not adequately vaccinated by Oct. 15 will be suspended without pay, the province's health minister, Christian Dubé, announced Tuesday. For weeks, such events have been led by Dubé, accompanied by Public Health Director Dr. Horacio Arruda. WATCH | Public Health Minister Christian Dubé announces deadline for unvaccinated health workers:Quebec takes a hard line against unvaccinated health workers 1:16 The Quebec government will suspend any health or social service employee without pay who is not vaccinated by Oct. 15, says the province's Health Minister, Christian Dubé. That's a change from January, when the committee said the move was not justifiable and should be avoided out of respect for health-care workers' autonomy. "Try to find a way to speak to that 13 per cent," Legault said.

Source: CBC News September 07, 2021 18:25 UTC