Setting a Benchmark for Lifting COVID-19 Mandates ‘Complicated,’ Federal Health Minister Says

Setting a Benchmark for Lifting COVID-19 Mandates ‘Complicated,’ Federal Health Minister Says
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is seen during a news conference, on Feb. 15, 2022 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Andrew Chen
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Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says it’s too “complicated” to set a benchmark of specific metrics towards ending the federal vaccine mandates.

On March 21, opposition members of the House of Commons health committee hammered the minister with questions about a timeline, a benchmark, or a set of conditions that would lead to the end of COVID-19 vaccine requirements.