That's not true. Not being vaccinated may preclude certain out-of-Canada postings, and vaccination may be made mandatory for certain deployments, but there is no mechanism for docking pay or adding reprimands to pers files over vaccinations.
The way to make this mandatory is for the chief of the defence staff to say "this is mandatory". He can do so at his discretion but has chosen not too. My guess is because doing so would make the military liable for any injuries caused by the vaccine down the line.
That's not true. Not being vaccinated may preclude certain out-of-Canada postings, and vaccination may be made mandatory for certain deployments, but there is no mechanism for docking pay or adding reprimands to pers files over vaccinations.
The way to make this mandatory is for the chief of the defence staff to say "this is mandatory". He can do so at his discretion but has chosen not too. My guess is because doing so would make the military liable for any injuries caused by the vaccine down the line.
The CDS has the authority to mandate vaccinations but at this time he has not done so. I can't predict the future, just saying what is.
The CDS DOES NOT have that authority.