Try a religious exemption. Say you are Dutch Reform and as such you do not take vaccines, and if they still press the matter lodge a complaint with the human rights tribunal.
To make it legit, there are a number of Reform churches around...
If that fails, contact a labour lawyer.
I'll probably be in the same predicament before too long, and if it comes down to it I guess I will lose my job over this matter.
Grew up in a Dutch Reformed church, have every vaccination offered - as a kid. First I've heard that we Dutchie's don't vaccinate. But fuck the covitz vaccine of course.
It appears that the branch to look for these days might be the Restored Reformed Church. The one in Ontario that belongs to the Restored Reformed Church of the Netherlands is in Springford, Ontario.
How west you going? Honestly it feels like nowhere in Canada is safe for conservatives anymore. The culture has seeped into the depths of traditional Tory strongholds. Edmonton and Calgary in my example. I live here and it's so fucking left.
"Based on the relevant case law, to have a chance of withstanding scrutiny, a mandatory vaccination policy must establish a tangible connection between the vaccination and a reduced risk of COVID-19 transmission. It is important to note that what is acceptable for one workplace may not work for another – a mandatory vaccination policy for a workplace that's employees are working remotely is not going to fly, but one in an essential service may."
I am not a lawyer, and the following video and information I will share deals more with the government than an employer. I am unsure of how an employer insisting on medical treatment for an employee differs from insistence by government. Still, I hope you will find something useful and wish you luck going forward.
Rocco Galati CRC video on your rights under common law, statute, and the constitution concerning mandatory medical procedure and/or treatment (including testing). There must be expressed, informed, explicit consent. This includes informing you of all potential side effects.
A medical procedure or treatment is anything that affects your medical health, whether physically or psychologically. That is your physical and psychological integrity which is also protected under section 7 of the charter under life, liberty, and security of the person.
The Nuremberg Code is a set of research ethics principles for human experimentation created as a result of the Nuremberg trials at the end of the Second World War.
The Declaration of Helsinki is a set of ethical principles regarding human experimentation developed for the medical community by the World Medical Association.
There are 2 Supreme Court of Canada decisions which bear an important to The Nuremberg Code and The Helsinki Declaration.
The first case Baker v. Canada Minister of Citizenship and Immigration established that interpretation of Canadian domestic law must be interpreted in accordance with applicable international treaty, whether or not we have domestically ratified that treaty.
The second case (subsequent to the first) R. v. Hape the Supreme Court ruled that any specific right contained in an international document or instrument is read as a minimal protection under section 7 of the charter. Therefore the rights and protections contained in The Nuremburg Code and The Helsinki Declaration are protected under and addition to section 7 of the charter.
I know this is coming for me as well, I have three strategies planned.
Vaccine is currently approved for emergency use as an experimental drug and does not have health Canada approval. I will defer until unconditional approval has been granted with a complete body of evidence proving efficacy and safety.
2). I’m a privileged white male and my ethics won’t allow me to use a vaccine dose that could be otherwise supplied to a BIPOC person.
Write an anonymous email with a burner email to your bosses saying "this is an employee of the company. We will she the pants off you for this. You have no right to know my medical information.would you fire me for getting the flu? Fire me for getting HIV? How about pregnant?
Here is a new video by Rocco Galati from the Constitutional Rights Centre about your rights to decline a vaccine in the context of employment! Here's my summary:
There are 2 types of law in Canada:
Public Law
Governs the relationship between the state and the citizen
In the context of you being an employee of the government trying to impose mandatory vaccination (either through collective bargaining or the course of a contract), then that would be unconstitutional and you can invoke the charter.
Private Law
Governs the relationships between private citizens (i.e you and your employer)
In a private context, if you sign a contract agreeing to be vaccinated as part of your employment and you subsequently refuse, then the employer does have a basis to dismiss you.
If you are already employed under a contact in which there are no provisions for vaccinations, and subsequent to this contract the employer tries to impose vaccination, then you can lawfully decline. If you are fired for refusing vaccination in this context then that would constitute wrongful dismissal and you would have grounds to sue your employer.
The Supreme Court has held that even where the charter does not strictly apply, the values of the charter still apply. Further, the Supreme Court has held that common law that is enforced by courts is also subject to constitutional and charter scrutiny.
The same actions that would be considered a constitutional violation by public authorities would be considered an unenforceable part of a private contract. There is a doctrine of unconscionability in common law that if a proviso shocks the conscious then it is unenforceable since "it is taking undue advantage of an inequality in bargaining power." Courts in common law cannot enforce a provision of a contract demanding medical intervention without informed consent since it would violate the charter.
Therefore, mandatory vaccination in all employment contexts would be unconstitutional and/or illegal. If you are fired in a private context, then your only remedy is to sue for wrongful dismissal.
What if I reluctantly take the vaccine just to keep my job? What if the vaccine harms me?
You could sue your employer though you might not succeed since you agreed.
What you can do is to mitigate your damage by getting your employer to acknowledge that "you are agreeing to take the vaccine even though you do not wish to take it, and if there are any side effects or damages that the employer acknowledges that they will be strictly liable to compensate you for any physical or neurological damage from the vaccine."
It's not illegal in Canada. There are already cases where mandatory vaccinations were upheld (for example mandated vaccination for hospital staff) in front of a court. It just depends on what kind of job you have and in which province you live.
Try a religious exemption. Say you are Dutch Reform and as such you do not take vaccines, and if they still press the matter lodge a complaint with the human rights tribunal.
To make it legit, there are a number of Reform churches around...
If that fails, contact a labour lawyer.
I'll probably be in the same predicament before too long, and if it comes down to it I guess I will lose my job over this matter.
Grew up in a Dutch Reformed church, have every vaccination offered - as a kid. First I've heard that we Dutchie's don't vaccinate. But fuck the covitz vaccine of course.
There are different Reformed Churches. The Restored Reformed broke away from the Reformed Church in American in 2012:
https://reformicity.blogspot.com/p/the-first-reformed-church-in-north.html
There are many variations of the Reformed church, and it is true that some of them do not believe in vaccinations. Others might though.
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/blog/religion-vaccination-confusion
It appears that the branch to look for these days might be the Restored Reformed Church. The one in Ontario that belongs to the Restored Reformed Church of the Netherlands is in Springford, Ontario.
https://reformicity.blogspot.com/p/the-first-reformed-church-in-north.html
How west you going? Honestly it feels like nowhere in Canada is safe for conservatives anymore. The culture has seeped into the depths of traditional Tory strongholds. Edmonton and Calgary in my example. I live here and it's so fucking left.
Whatever happened to "my body, my choice?"
Apparently only counts if you have a vagina and are determining who has access to it.
Really depends in which province you are and which job you have.
https://www.mondaq.com/canada/employment-and-workforce-wellbeing/1025848/mandatory-vaccinations-in-the-workplace
I am not a lawyer, and the following video and information I will share deals more with the government than an employer. I am unsure of how an employer insisting on medical treatment for an employee differs from insistence by government. Still, I hope you will find something useful and wish you luck going forward.
Rocco Galati CRC video on your rights under common law, statute, and the constitution concerning mandatory medical procedure and/or treatment (including testing). There must be expressed, informed, explicit consent. This includes informing you of all potential side effects.
A medical procedure or treatment is anything that affects your medical health, whether physically or psychologically. That is your physical and psychological integrity which is also protected under section 7 of the charter under life, liberty, and security of the person.
The Nuremberg Code is a set of research ethics principles for human experimentation created as a result of the Nuremberg trials at the end of the Second World War.
The Declaration of Helsinki is a set of ethical principles regarding human experimentation developed for the medical community by the World Medical Association.
There are 2 Supreme Court of Canada decisions which bear an important to The Nuremberg Code and The Helsinki Declaration.
The first case Baker v. Canada Minister of Citizenship and Immigration established that interpretation of Canadian domestic law must be interpreted in accordance with applicable international treaty, whether or not we have domestically ratified that treaty.
The second case (subsequent to the first) R. v. Hape the Supreme Court ruled that any specific right contained in an international document or instrument is read as a minimal protection under section 7 of the charter. Therefore the rights and protections contained in The Nuremburg Code and The Helsinki Declaration are protected under and addition to section 7 of the charter.
I know this is coming for me as well, I have three strategies planned.
2). I’m a privileged white male and my ethics won’t allow me to use a vaccine dose that could be otherwise supplied to a BIPOC person.
That's definitely my goto. I won't allow myself to get a vaccine until EVERY non-white is injected. It's my privilege.
Write an anonymous email with a burner email to your bosses saying "this is an employee of the company. We will she the pants off you for this. You have no right to know my medical information.would you fire me for getting the flu? Fire me for getting HIV? How about pregnant?
Here is a new video by Rocco Galati from the Constitutional Rights Centre about your rights to decline a vaccine in the context of employment! Here's my summary:
There are 2 types of law in Canada:
Public Law Governs the relationship between the state and the citizen
In the context of you being an employee of the government trying to impose mandatory vaccination (either through collective bargaining or the course of a contract), then that would be unconstitutional and you can invoke the charter.
Private Law Governs the relationships between private citizens (i.e you and your employer)
In a private context, if you sign a contract agreeing to be vaccinated as part of your employment and you subsequently refuse, then the employer does have a basis to dismiss you.
If you are already employed under a contact in which there are no provisions for vaccinations, and subsequent to this contract the employer tries to impose vaccination, then you can lawfully decline. If you are fired for refusing vaccination in this context then that would constitute wrongful dismissal and you would have grounds to sue your employer.
The Supreme Court has held that even where the charter does not strictly apply, the values of the charter still apply. Further, the Supreme Court has held that common law that is enforced by courts is also subject to constitutional and charter scrutiny.
The same actions that would be considered a constitutional violation by public authorities would be considered an unenforceable part of a private contract. There is a doctrine of unconscionability in common law that if a proviso shocks the conscious then it is unenforceable since "it is taking undue advantage of an inequality in bargaining power." Courts in common law cannot enforce a provision of a contract demanding medical intervention without informed consent since it would violate the charter.
Therefore, mandatory vaccination in all employment contexts would be unconstitutional and/or illegal. If you are fired in a private context, then your only remedy is to sue for wrongful dismissal.
What if I reluctantly take the vaccine just to keep my job? What if the vaccine harms me?
You could sue your employer though you might not succeed since you agreed.
What you can do is to mitigate your damage by getting your employer to acknowledge that "you are agreeing to take the vaccine even though you do not wish to take it, and if there are any side effects or damages that the employer acknowledges that they will be strictly liable to compensate you for any physical or neurological damage from the vaccine."
It's not illegal in Canada. There are already cases where mandatory vaccinations were upheld (for example mandated vaccination for hospital staff) in front of a court. It just depends on what kind of job you have and in which province you live.
Was the "mandatory"vaccine FDA approved? How long was it studied before they made it "mandatory"?
We are the guinea pigs.
Hospital stuff can still refuse. Source: relative is a front liner. Nobody can be forced into this.
As said, it depends on the province you're in. In BC they were upheld in 2013.
They're like kryptonite to boomers
Hide some poo above a floating ceiling tile, the smell will remind them daily.