Lawyer Challenges Feds’ Claim That Vaccine Travel Mandate Lawsuits Are ‘Moot’ in Court Hearing

Lawyer Challenges Feds’ Claim That Vaccine Travel Mandate Lawsuits Are ‘Moot’ in Court Hearing
People wait in line to check in at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on May 12, 2022. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
Noé Chartier
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A lawyer representing two applicants challenging the federal travel vaccine mandate told an Ottawa courtroom on Sept. 21 that the issue isn’t moot—as the attorney general has previously argued in court—since the federal government could bring back the measure at any time.

“Mandates are not a relic of the pandemic past,” said lawyer Sam Presvelos, who represents businessmen Karl Harrison and Shaun Rickard.

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