Original Challengers to Travel Vaccine Mandate File New Lawsuit for Damages After Court Defeats

An Air Canada flight departing for Toronto taxis to a runway as a WestJet flight bound for Palm Springs takes off, at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

The two businessmen who first challenged the federal government in court over its travel vaccine mandate have filed a new lawsuit seeking damages after receiving two unfavourable rulings.

Shaun Rickard and Karl Harrison filed their new statement of claim in federal court on Nov. 29 against the minister of transport and the attorney general.