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OTTAWA, ON (LifeSiteNews) – The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) is on board with mandating domestic travelers by air, rail, or sea to get COVID-19 injections.
But Erin O’Toole, Canada’s 48-year-old Leader of the Opposition, has also said that he will allow the “unvaccinated” to submit to rapid tests.
“Canadians want a reasonable and balanced approach that protects their right to make personal health decisions and the need to keep everyone safe,” reads a statement from O’Toole sent to the media on Sunday.
O’Toole’s statement appeared the same day Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a federal election. It will take place on September 20, 2021.
The statement said all federal workers would be mandated to have COVID-19 injections or “pass daily rapid tests.”
“A Conservative government will require unvaccinated Canadian passengers to present a negative test or pass a rapid test before getting on a bus, train, plane or ship,” it reads.
O’Toole’s remarks followed Friday’s news that the Canadian federal government will be mandating COVID-19 jabs as a requirement to travel domestically by air, train, or boat. The new requirement will take effect in
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