Silencing Open Debate on Vaccines Fuels Mistrust

Silencing Open Debate on Vaccines Fuels Mistrust
Protesters march against Quebec’s decision to impose a vaccine passport system across the province starting Sept. 1, in Montreal on Aug. 14, 2021. The Canadian Press/Peter McCabe
John Robson
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A new poll confirms that Canadians distrust their unvaccinated fellows. Whatever happened to faith in one another? Or skepticism about authority? Do we expect to flourish as a nation of angry sheep? Baaaa humbug.

John Robson
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”
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