Poilievre Calls for End to Lingering Vaccine Mandates to Help Address Nursing Shortage

Poilievre Calls for End to Lingering Vaccine Mandates to Help Address Nursing Shortage
Syringes with a COVID-19 vaccine in Bidderford, Maine, on April 26, 2021. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
Marnie Cathcart
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Federal Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday called for an end to remaining COVID-19 vaccine mandates, sharing the story of Sandra Hartman, a pregnant nurse who was facing termination in June from her job after refusing the jab.

“The fastest way to get more of the doctors and nurses we need? End all the discriminatory vaccine mandates blocking them from doing their jobs, so they can work again,” Mr. Poilievre posted on Twitter on June 12.