The petitioners spearheading the legal fight on behalf of approximately 500 public servants are set to have their matter heard next week and hope to be granted an interlocutory injunction preventing enforcement of the mandate.
More B.C. public servants facing termination due to the province’s proof of COVID-19 vaccination mandate are sharing their stories ahead of a court hearing to stop the firings.
Action will be taken to court by nine people the week of March 21 to argue injunction, says lawyer. (Note: as of the date of this article, terminations of B.C. public servants are still pending. – BCPS Employees for Freedom).
At issue is a Nov. 19 provincial government order that makes COVID‑19 vaccination a condition of employment for all B.C. public service employees.
More B.C. public servants are joining a court petition to stop vaccination mandate terminations and are speaking out.
B.C. public servants filed a petition for injunction today in B.C. Supreme Court to stop their employer from terminating them over its proof of COVID-19 vaccination mandate.
“This letter is in response to the article entitled “Unvaccinated public servants who face firing want mandate quashed” that appeared in the Victoria Times Colonist on February 8, 2022. As editor, there are a few comments as well as errors in the article we would like to bring to your attention.”
The world has reached a turning point in the COVID-19 saga. Many jurisdictions including England, Saskatchewan and our closest neighbour, Alberta, are beginning to recognize the error of COVID-19 restrictions and mandates and are moving to abolish proof of vaccination requirements and vaccine passports for healthcare workers and the public alike. Increasingly, medical experts and scientists are coming to the conclusion that vaccines are tools, not silver bullets, and that other public health approaches must be taken to deal with COVID19.
B.C. public servants are calling for an end to the proof of COVID-19 vaccination mandate for provincial government workers. The group’s spokesperson is hopeful that there is a shift in the way their employer sees the current situation with the pandemic winding down, and that Wanamaker will hear their appeal to return to work.
Let’s tell our government officials that we are not okay with vaccine mandates going beyond this month. We will not stand by the divisiveness they have promoted and created.