For Immediate Release: April 18, 2025
VICTORIA, BC – Provincial civil servants and healthcare workers who were harmed by COVID-19 vaccine mandates will have their day in court starting Monday April 28 when the certification hearing for two class action law suits begins. The hearing will be held in BC Supreme Court in Victoria and is expected to run until Friday May 2. The hearing is open to the public and will start at 9 a.m. daily.
The two law suits were launched by representative plaintiff Jason Baldwin on behalf of thousands of unionized BC Public Service employees harmed by the B.C. Government’s 2021-2023 proof of COVID-19 vaccination mandate, and by representative plaintiffs Jed Ferguson and Terri Perepolkin on behalf of thousands of health care workers and ambulance-service paramedics harmed by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry’s COVID-19 vaccination orders. All three plaintiffs were fired from their jobs over the mandates.
“In British Columbia, we have the right to informed consent and freedom from coercion or force in making our own medical decisions. That didn’t happen, whether we were unionized government employees or not. That was unlawful and I think the government needs to be held accountable,” said plaintiff Jason Baldwin.
“We were told the COVID-19 vaccines were ‘reasonable’ and necessary to create safe workplaces, but there is competing evidence on the effectiveness and safety and necessity of the vaccines, not to mention the whole issue of informed consent” said plaintiff Jed Ferguson. “This is a complex matter and just one aspect of our position that needs to be heard in court.”
The representative plaintiffs are members of the BCPS Employees for Freedom Society (BCPSEF) and United Health Care Workers of BC Society (UHCWBC), respectively. BCPSEF was formed to support medical privacy and bodily autonomy for civil servants and all British Columbians. The Societies are supporting the plaintiffs by helping raise awareness and funds to cover their legal costs.
The representative plaintiffs for both actions have engaged Umar Sheikh of Sheikh Law to represent them.
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