Tory Bid to Prevent Future COVID Vaccine Mandates Fails in Parliament

Bill C-278 received 114 ‘yea’ and 206 ‘nay’ votes on Oct. 25.
Tory Bid to Prevent Future COVID Vaccine Mandates Fails in Parliament
Storm clouds pass by the Peace Tower and Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Aug. 18, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Matthew Horwood
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A Conservative private member’s bill that would have prevented the federal government from imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates on government employees or restricting unvaccinated Canadians from boarding public transit has been defeated in the House of Commons.

Bill C-278, also known as “An Act to prevent the imposition by the federal government of vaccination mandates for employment and travel,” received 114 “yea” and 206 “nay” votes on Oct. 25.