Military Eases Vaccine Mandate, Presses Ahead With Discipline for Unvaccinated Troops

Military Eases Vaccine Mandate, Presses Ahead With Discipline for Unvaccinated Troops
Chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre takes part in an interview at Defence headquarters in Ottawa on Oct. 11, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The Canadian Armed Forces plans to press ahead with the forced expulsion of dozens of unvaccinated troops despite a new order from defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre on Friday ending the military’s blanket COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

In an interview with The Canadian Press, Eyre said that is because service members are expected to follow legal orders — and that a refusal by some troops to get their shots “raises questions about your suitability to serve in uniform.”