Tue Jan 11, 2022 – 1:49 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan said mandatory COVID shots will not be coming to their provinces, arguing that getting a vaccine is one’s “personal choice.” However, both premiers have already introduced vaccine passports in their provinces.
“Alberta’s Legislature removed the power of mandatory vaccination from the Public Health Act last year and will not revisit that decision, period,” tweeted Alberta Premier Jason Kenney Friday after news broke that the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said provinces could soon mandate COVID shots.
“While we strongly encourage those who are eligible to get vaccinated, it is ultimately a personal choice that individuals must make,” added Kenney.
Premier of Saskatchewan Scott Moe said last Friday in a statement that in his province, vaccines are a “personal choice, not one imposed on you by the government.”
“The Government of Saskatchewan will not be implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations,” Moe added.
The premiers’ remarks came as a result of comments from Canada’s Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos, who said last Friday that Canada’s provincial governments might soon introduce mandatory vaccination policies.
“The only way that we know to get through COVID-19, this variant and any future variant, is through vaccination,” he said, adding, “I think that discussions need to be had about mandatory vaccinations.”
Alberta’s Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange recently said that under no circumstances would school
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