Last week, Poilievre called for an end to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the Canadian Armed Forces, saying it was “obviously unscientific and contradictory” to keep that rule in place while ending the requirement for those crossing the border into Canada.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“This is a CAF leadership decision by the chief of the defence staff, based on advice from the Canadian Armed Forces surgeon general,” Defence Department spokesman Daniel Le Bouthillier said in an email..In early August, Eyre told The Canadian Press that he planned to “tweak” the vaccine mandate for the Armed Forces in the next few weeks. At the same time, he defended vaccine requirements as necessary to keep the military ready to respond to any emergency.
“So if there’s a specific operational requirement, that’s one thing. But I think that just as a condition of their employment, like anyone who works for the federal government, that that needs to be eliminated.” Lawyer Phillip Millar, who represents several Armed Forces members who have challenged the military’s vaccine mandate in Federal Court, accused the Liberal government of having used military personnel as “pawns” in their bid to advance vaccines in Canada.
Millar, whose clients include Warrant Officer James Topp, an army reservist facing a court martial for publicly speaking out against military vaccine mandates while wearing his uniform, also accused the Liberals and military leaders of “trying to save face” by refusing to end the mandate.
This just in: Pierre Poilievre rises in the HoC to say something of great importance...
Toronto Sun, it is that simple...at the stroke of a pen. It was instituted at the stroke of govt stupidity. Why not just say 'It is over'. Get over it. We know you love the tyranny. We do not. And we do not want it for our military.
Like when Covid data in BC became “hard to interpret” Translation - holy shit, we can’t let that out!!
PP doesn’t do complex. Pretty soon he’ll vow to make complex things illegal and banned, like big words.🙄
No complexity at all EndTheMandate
Skippy can stomp his feet all he wants. He's not in charge.
Why is the CPC so hellbent on weakening this country by introducing diseases - some of which require lifelong care by our medical system? He's 43 and never had a job in his life. Who the fuck would vote for this clown.
Poilievre is a train wreck, a manace. He so hungry for power he is willing to destroy Canada. He supports terrorists and seditionists. Unfortunately there are so many willing to follow his path of destruction.
So disappointed in Pierre, I thought a fresh young face might invigorate the PC party and ensure a party win in next election, but his plans are not something I can support.
What's complicated is the government having to acknowledge and likely pay reparations to CAF members forced out or into early retirement. Thin edge of the wedge towards government guilty of violating Constitutional law and Charter.
There is nothing complicated here, End all mandates. Then end the JUSTINflation With the SellOutSingh
could only be a LizBraunSun or canadian press article.. lol there's nothing complex about it. End it.
Wouldn't want bullets to be the only thing killing our soldiers on a battlefield, would we? When will his head get pulled out of his ass? Approximately?
Yeah, no it's not complicated at all....
Thus proving that Poilievre is completely out of his depth.
hang on.. he needs to google a response to that. 'crypto currency... that's why'...
What if you were vaccinated for something before Facebook?
He makes a lot of demands considering the fact that he knows nothing about anything.
The military must be prepared to meet the standards set globally. Why is it that the Pidgeon doesn't get it?
Spanish Flu started on a US military installation. 😐
Less than 300 military left because of vax mandates.
It would be refreshing if he'd study the ins and outs of the whys and wherefores of rationale/reasoning of decisions before opening his mouth. I guess that's too much to ask of a wannabe 2025 PM.
You’re right PeePee, thank you for showing us all there’s a small amount of personnel in the military that actually don’t belong! Imagine being scared of a needle? Not following orders? The Canadian Military doesn’t need these whiners.
How do you get less complex than canceling a mandate for a shot that doesn't do anything?
DaleHar15507182 Nothing complex about it at all. Just stop it now. It was and is a ridiculous policy.
It's only complex to the liberal party of Canada. Why is it ok to discriminate against people based on a personal medical choice?
If a person is willing to give their life for their country fighting for what is right and risk getting shot and killed, why would we deny them that honor because they didn’t get a vaccine that doesn’t work as originally intended?
meh
Thus far peewee has proven one thing to Canada. He wants to abolish all rules, authorities, science & healthcare to name a few and allow people to self govern according to their own beliefs. No oversight, just pure chaos. PierrePoverty. 🇨🇦 IStandWithPrimeMinisterJustinTrudeau 🇨🇦
Does PierrePoilievre even know how to act like an adult?
Totally agree with Polievre!
This guy like to ✍️undo everything
poilievre ..... are you for real... we need our military as healthy as possible and given ever advantage to stay that way.
PierrePoilievreIsLyingToYou 👇
This is such a small number of people. Reported to be 300 out of nearly 100,000 military members.
Poly demands 'drink my lemonade' of lies and bs and you will be saved
This couldn’t possible be more absurd
He has no clue as to what is needed or going on.
By 'some' you mean everybody that has a clue what they're talking about.
He knows it won't pass in HoC, he's just saying this for votes.
There are 113 active covid cases among Canada’s 100,000 soldiers (one tenth of 1%) and no reported deaths. Not surprising as soldiers tend to be young healthy people. Why is this even an issue? Other than the thirst for controlling people?
military has always had to vaccinate due to travel and bunking in considerations. Poilievre want them all to get sick?
No, it isn't
We all know conservatives don’t do complexity well.
PP either needs to get qualified or keep quiet. He has not clue what he's talking about on a matter which could effect our military operational abilities.
How? How is it complex ? Give me a break. So ridiculous
It's always more complicated that his 1 line slogans, but PP doesn't like big words or details.
That guy knows ZIP! Yes, let’s sicken our military forces so they can’t respond to an enemy attack. Immunization has always been a part of the military entrance requirements and rightly so.
Good for him. He is a real leader.
Yeh, Skippy looks like a real warrior who knows what he is talking about. NeverVoteConservative
Military gets vaccinated for a reason. This guy hates out military. PierrePoilievreIsLyingToYou
Operational readiness is silly. Let's bring dysfunctional defiance to the canadian military. Also Brian lilley literally gets pegged nightly by Doug fords press secretary and when the sun comes up, the dild0 goes back in the closet and brian clocks in to work as a'journalist'
Pssst Skippy has no power to demand anything. He’s a nobody and your bullshit tabloid is a joke. 🖕🏻
Its not complex.. its simple the vaccine does not prevent the spread or contraction of covid so it should be a non issue!! It has done nothing but divide Canadians and create hate! It's disgraceful!!
so military personnel won't have the anti-bodies because they haven't gotten vaccines.
Unfortunately, given the battery of vaccines recruits have to get on entry it probably isn't possible to lift the mandate for one without setting a precedent for other more vital vaccines (ones that actually work)
Demand in one, hand and shit in the other Skippy, see which one gets full first. PompousJerk
Unless SOME highly positioned military soldier isnt PAID --- thats what theyre saying its complex
No it isnt complex at all
“Let’s create a military where people don’t need to follow orders…” Guess who’s ‘woke’ now? cdnpoli TheWokeCallingTheWokeWoke
Geez you'd think Poilievre would be smart enough to consult with the military before shooting his mouth off.
Let's also remove the obligation to follow orders. Freest military in the world.
JustinTrudeau maybe it’s time to ban tabloids. They feed conspiracy theorist addicts and contribute to their poor mental health.
Seeing as it’s proven the vaccine barely helps (if at all) ya the mandate should end. It should’ve never happened. Anyone forced on leave against their will and unlawfully should be compensated financially for the discrimination and harassment they endured
He’s right. Any mandates that still exist are an embarrassment to our country
lets scrap kids vaccines for school while he is at it ... only the fit survive ?... the Military needs the troops to be well on deployment - not sick - vaccinations help insure that ... he is pandering to the base
Who needs cowards in the military? They failed a fundamental test - the operational requirements of the Armed Forces.
The only ones saying that are the ones who supported the emergency act.
joe_warmington Propaganda news working for the liberals
PP doesn’t care who gets sick never did 😼
joe_warmington No it's not complicated... GIVE IT UP ALL AT ONCE ALREADY!!
Remind them that these vaccines have serious adverse events that primarily affect the young, fit, strong demographic they need to be “operationally ready”
1/ I find it funny that CAF leadership is claiming that it's for operational reasons when I never had to get a flu vax to deploy to Afghanistan, travel throughout the world, be posted to the US, & do annual DAGs (procedures to be ready to deploy).
Time for Trudeau and his ENTIRE family to get their first vaccinations. See how fast the coward runs and hides. MaximeBernier
joe_warmington If you follow the science it's not.
EndALLMandates
So if none of the military hadn't gotten the vaccine we probably would have lost so many and then what?
oh no not 'SOME'!
More complex? Just stop.
Well, sure since Skippy demands it... After 18 years as an MP, does this guy even understand how our Parliamentary system works? 🙄 CdnPoli CPC CPCNonsense CPCldr PierrePoilievreIsLyingToYou
Military differs from public
What is complex about it? Covid is not dangerous.
Clearly Skippy is just trying to make a partisan attack that even his own health critic is not fully on board.
I thought FreeDumb Freaks no longer liked Canadians in uniform?
Wish he’d just shut his trap. What a whiner.
‘Some’ are wrong.
We must now ban the unboosted from society !! Just the thought of being close to a filthy diseased unboosted person makes me physically ill 🤮🤮🤮🤮
Let’s just end it all everywhere and let everyone figure it out on they’re own. It’s time to start thinking of “me” and what “I” want. If you have the means you’ll be fine.
Never took to politicians who babble for the sake of saying nothing. (COVID 19 Science)
StoptheShots EndAllMandates StopGovermentCorruption
No do not end the mandated. 130 do not have the decisive vote on that. What's next, they won't wear green?
Would you send an unvaccinated soldier into a LTC home? It’s as if all PierrePoilievre supporters and Sun journalists suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.
The Canadian Press is a member of the Trudeau gang.
They should have never been mandates to start with🤡🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
The only complexity is the authoritarians attempting to salvage some undeserved credibility because such mandates were never justified.
Demands? 🤣😂🤣😂
Nothing complex about it. End it immediately.
Not just end the vaccine mandates but rehire those military members that were fired, give them an apology (I’m sure Dear Leader can muster up a few tears for them) and give them financial compensation.
Some say? How about ignoring the ‘some’ who say.
Just imagine if our government suggested Canadian ppl to take the vax instead of this mandate BS. JT might be able to go out in public without being a coward.
Which one? Covid? All of them?
It’s not. End all vaccine mandates. NoVaccineMandates
Some say what It’s all bull 💩 it’s very simple END IT NOW!!!
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