Taxing the unvaccinated is a charter violation, but that may not matter: lawyer | COVID-19 in Canada

Subscribe to CTVJulius Grey, a human rights lawyer, says that Quebec's planned tax on the unvaccinated is a charter violation, but that may not matter.

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78 comments

  1. That`s his opinion answering yes , many say no , No one has the power to put anything in anyones body and by any means that is unlawful in our country.

  2. So how do we stop anyone from dying from any circumstance!
    What he doesn’t mention,is this is “a crime against humanity”!
    Another delusional lawyer!

    1. Someone should ask him if he & all his has gotten both vaccines & the booster & prove they all have… what do you think his answer will be then?

    2. Not delusional, just paid for. He knows exactly what he’s saying. He also knows that in order for the charter to be limited, that the onus is on the government to prove before a court that their actions are justified, which if this were actually brought before the Supreme Court and the Judges weren’t paid for as well, it would never stand.

  3. I’m a Quebecer but I cannot possibly justify Quebec’s legal position in Canada. It’s at the point of being absurd

    1. @Jay Beaton Quebec protects its culture while virtue signalling PC Canada sells out to corporate interests and becomes a melting pot where wages drop and crime rises. T.O. Is the most multicultural city in North America and the crime and homicide has surpassed NYCity. Quebec rejects this.

    1. Quebec cares not for the Charter…. may as well go independent. Feds say of Quebec… that is awful, but do nothing (religious symbols at work, signage, schools) May as well not be part of Canada – or think bigger picture – which Quebec won’t.

  4. Oh so the charter means absolutely nothing? If only we have an American styled constitution with amendment rights.

    1. The charter is practically useless because it allows government to potentially override it if the cause justifies it. Who decides if it justifies it? The courts and men of law. There’s nothing objective nor absolute like the Americans have, which is unfortunate.

    1. If you live in Canada, i’m certain you have an MP that represents you. If you don’t like that MP, vote for someone else. If you already did that, and they didn’t win, just count your lucky stars you live in a country with free, democratic elections, and try again next time.

      Yelling a catchphrase you heard from across the border (it comes from Washington DC, where they are taxed but do NOT actually have any representation at the high levels of government), achieves nothing.

    2. @simonr0204 Actually, it’s truly meaningless because power is singularly concentrated in the hands of Justin Trudeau, and every election is decided by voters in Toronto and Montreal primarily, so whether you live in Iqaluit and know who your MP is, is truly irrelevant to your preschool notion of Canadian democracy.

  5. “It’s a violation of your human rights, but that’s a price that we are willing to pay.”
    You can’t make this up.

    1. Yes, they are willing to pay it with our rights, not their own.

      It’s obvious that there is a set of rules for the rich, and a set of rules for the poor. Fines don’t have nearly the same effect on the rich.

  6. what’s next? Taxing for not having an electric car? For buying too much food or too little? For having savings account? For not spending all the money that comes in? For breathing? For living past certain age?

  7. Just remember that this is just another pawn in their system, he’s telling you that it doesn’t matter so that you lose hope and don’t try to fight their illegal grab at our rights.

    1. Except that the charter does, in exact wording, allow “reasonable limitations”….. Reading must be hard for you.

    2. @Mark Feng Precisely it was built into the charter as means of combatting extremism. We don’t really have rights; They’re up to the governing bodies discernment. They can also usher in new legislation like we’ve seen in covid.

    3. They edited a lot out of that interview. Also, when he says, “If COVID had a 50% mortality rate…” that would apply to his Reason #1 as well. If COVID isn’t a threat, why is it an issue? Also, what he’s not saying is that, Law aside, politicians do EXACTLY whatever they want. If you want to drain your resources fighting it out in court… where the lawyers and judges all happen to be the politicians’ friends/partners/associates/etc… you’re completely free to do so. In the end, “You can’t fight City Hall.”

      But this is now turning into a rude wake up call for the populace. If they can take something that’s relatively benign, like COVID, and turn it into an ‘existential threat’… What excuse will they come up with next time they need to conveniently set aside our rights?

  8. When the Government ignores the rules, it’s fair game for the citizens to follow suit and ignore the rules too.

    1. It’s not taxable.
      Humans have the right to not be force fed, forced drugs or have properly taken without consent.
      It wasn’t a right given to me government, so they can’t take it away.

  9. From what I heard from paramedics over the years, overdoses were their #1 call in the city. They wake up in the hospital pissed that you took away their high and confiscated their drugs after you saved their life. Are we taxing them for overdosing? Are we refusing to help them? They usually have trust issues and lack of income too.

    1. Geat point!!
      And inmates in prison are overdosing and dying too!
      Is Quebec charging them too?
      Or letting them die?
      I think not!

  10. So basically the charter means nothing? If your rights are not guaranteed, then you have no rights, you have privileges the government can take away whenever they feel like it.

    1. -Historically, Usually said before ensuing civil revolts and heads starting to roll or being set on pitch.

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