Trudeau Says He Wants More Details Before Commenting On Quebec’s Proposed Tax on Unvaccinated

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens as Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa, on Jan. 5, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal health minister were pressed repeatedly on Jan. 12 to state their position on Quebec’s proposal to tax the unvaccinated, but neither would commit, saying instead that more details are needed on the measure before they can comment.

“Obviously, like people across the country, we’ve received that proposal with interest by the Quebec government,” Trudeau said at a press conference in Ottawa as he provided a COVID update.

“But there’s a lot more details that we have to hear on how this would work before I can make any comments on it.”