© REUTERS/Blair GableMinister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos takes part in a news conference, as the Omicron variant emerges as a threat, in Ottawa, on January 5, 2022.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said he believes mandatory vaccinations will happen in Canada.
Duclos signalled Friday that
provincial governments should be discussing mandatory vaccinations, saying it is a conversation that has to happen as unvaccinated patients continue to put strain on hospitals.
Asked about mandatory vaccination, he said in French, "I personally think we will get there at some point."
According to a translation on CBC, he added, "I see it coming personally. Not now. I don't think we are there yet. But I think discussions need to be had about mandatory vaccinations because we have to get rid of Covid 19."
Duclos told a press conference that any decision would be in the hands of provincial governments, but he said the unvaccinated were creating a sizeable burden on others.
"What we see now is that our health care system in Canada is fragile. Our people are tired and the only way as we know through COVID-19, be it this variant or any future variant, is through vaccination," he said.
Comment: Left completely out of the discussion is the fact that relocators are moving from the most restrictive Covid states to the least. Florida is probably the only state where one can live, 'as before', with Texas not far behind.