A tax on the unvaccinated, as planned in Quebec, would be a violation of the charter, say some legal experts, while others say it’s not certain whether the courts would rule against the tax given the trend of rulings in recent challenges against pandemic policies.
On Jan. 11, Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced his intention to impose a new “health contribution” on the unvaccinated in the coming weeks. He didn’t specify the amount to be levied but said it would be “significant.”
