University of Toronto Professor Quits Over Now Suspended Vaccine Mandate, Forgoes Canada

People line up outside the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus on May 6, 2021. Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press

A tenured professor at the University of Toronto has resigned his post on Dec. 31 over the institution’s currently suspended mandatory vaccination policy, saying that such measures to compel injections or face termination “go against my beliefs.”

Alexander Andrée, professor of Latin and Medieval Studies, addressed a letter to students and colleagues on Dec. 29 which explains why he said he was compelled to “leave a tenured position at one of the world’s foremost universities.”