EXCLUSIVE: Canadian Military to Keep Vaccine Mandate for ‘Core Functions,’ Drop It for Others: Leaked Directive

EXCLUSIVE: Canadian Military to Keep Vaccine Mandate for ‘Core Functions,’ Drop It for Others: Leaked Directive
Gen. Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defence Staff, speaks during a military announcement at CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ont., on June 20, 2022. The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg
Noé Chartier
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The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is planning to keep its vaccine mandate in place for positions requiring high readiness and deployments and to drop it for others, according to a draft directive obtained by The Epoch Times.

“Following a review of the current public health situation, notably the evolution of the virus and increased CAF vaccination rates, it has been decided that those positions requiring that members be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be restricted to those supporting core operational functions, or for the maintenance of operational readiness as described herein,” says the directive from the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) dated Sept. 27.

Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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