In a highly unusual decision that references anti-vaccine misinformation, a Newmarket family court judge has found that a father who does not want his children vaccinated should be allowed to call expert evidence at a trial challenging the “extremely controversial” position that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.
Superior Court Justice Richard T. Bennett’s lengthy judgment was delivered just days after an Ontario Court of Appeal decision noted it is “simply unrealistic” to have parties in a family court case relitigate the science of vaccination every time there is a disagreement.
