Healthcare workers protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and “medical tyranny”

Thousands of Canadian nurses and healthcare workers took to the streets Wednesday to protest against vaccine mandates and take a stand against “medical tyranny.” The protests, organized by Canadian Frontline Nurses (CFN), were held in 18 cities across Canada on the same day the Ontario government announced its plans to impose a vaccine passport in the coming weeks.

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O’Toole pledges to keep assault rifle ban. His platform says it’ll be gone. Here’s what we know

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole directly contradicted his own party’s platform at the French-language debate on Thursday night and again Friday morning, saying he wouldn’t repeal a Liberal ban on assault rifles — despite his platform promising to do just that.

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Increase In Racism Results From Trudeau’s Six Years As Prime Minister

A recent Ipsos poll in Canada has found that a majority (60%) of Canadians believe that racism is a serious problem facing the country.

“Increased awareness of anti-Asian hate crimes during the pandemic, continued mistreatment against Indigenous Canadians, domestic terrorism against Muslim Canadians, and discrimination against Black Canadians have certainly contributed to the idea that Canada is not making much progress in tackling racism.”

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Vaccine Hunters is winding down. But they’ll be back if you need them, says founder

Vaccine Hunters is winding down its social media drive to get people vaccinated, but the group’s founder says they’re ready to jump back into action if Canadians need help finding booster shots, or if younger people become eligible for the vaccines.

“We are monitoring the news and developments very closely and will become active if needed,” said Andrew Young, founder and director of Vaccine Hunters.

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