© 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.
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: Here's just some of the footage from today's Europe-wide protests:
France; Marseille, Toulouse, Montpellier, Paris, Dijon:
Luxembourg:
Zurich:
Austria:
Also in South Korea, and Canada:
See also:
- Britain got it wrong, "Lockdowns aren't a public health policy", says UK's leading epidemiologist interviewed by The Guardian
- UK's school pupils refusing to wear masks in class, take lateral flow tests, research shows policy provides 'insufficient' benefit & evidence of harm
- Thousands protest harsh new lockdown restrictions in Amsterdam, riot police sent in
And check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal: New Year, Same 'New Normal': Mass Formation Psychosis & Crowd Psychology