Vaccine mandates and passports loom large in the election’s final days – By Christian Paas-Lang (CBC News) / Sept 18 2021
The swing riding of King-Vaughan is offering up an example of fractious pandemic politics
Far from being focused on Canada’s post-pandemic recovery, the federal election has during the last 35 days become a debate over how best to end the pandemic as much of the country struggles with the fourth wave.
The parties are split over the issues of vaccine passports and mandatory vaccination. The Liberals favour both measures, while the Conservatives — who support vaccination and alternatives like rapid testing — are rejecting them.
It’s a controversy that candidates say is having an impact in some of the most important ridings in the country, such as King-Vaughan in the Greater Toronto Area.
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