Cancelled Vaccine Mandate for Quebec Health Workers Sparks Indignation, Relief

Front-line workers and first responders gather in front of Château Frontenac to protest Quebec's vaccine mandates, in Quebec City, on Oct. 15, 2021. Sonia Rouleau/The Epoch Times

The Quebec government’s decision to cancel mandatory COVDID-19 vaccination for health-care workers on Nov. 3 was met with mixed reactions, with the official opposition going on the offensive and a large union breathing a sigh of relief.

Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), the official opposition, attacked the move as “political” and said the government retreated when confronted with “stubborn and conspiracy theorists.” The PLQ said the ruling Coalition Avenir Québec party has been “incapable of imposing strong measures to allow the vaccination of more employees.”