In May 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the definitive statement on why Canada did not have mandatory vaccination laws and why he opposed them.
It’s a position he is now undermining with his indiscriminate political rhetoric linking the unvaccinated to racists and misogynists.
Compulsory COVID vaccine mandates are coming to Europe
At a small coffee shop in central Rome on Monday morning, the door was wide open and the few patrons who chose to drink cappuccino indoors to escape the cold had to show the masked baristas proof of vaccination for the first time.
The new Italian restrictions came into place after the government made vaccination passes – not just a negative COVID-19 test – mandatory to use public transportation and gain access to public spots such as gyms, hotels, restaurants and bars. Last week, the government also required anyone over 50 to become fully vaccinated, making Italy one of only three European Union countries to mandate vaccines for an entire age group.
