Vaccine Mandates: A Question of Ethics

A police officer stands by as people attend a rally and march against COVID-19 vaccination mandates and public health measures, in Vancouver on Sept. 8, 2021. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Commentary

Various vaccine mandates imposed across Canada are proving to be contentious, conflicting, and legally dubious. Medical mandates are ethically spurious in a constitutional democracy, and ethics is fundamental to these new and divisive policies.