The CCF is representing clients who are unable to access some public spaces because of medical conditions preventing them from getting vaccinated against COVID-19. The British Columbia government is not recognizing medical exemptions from those unable to get vaccinated, instead advising these people to stay home. “So I call on all eligible unvaccinated British Columbians to roll up their sleeves to stop the spread, and help protect themselves, their loved ones and the people in their community.”
“Vaccines are our ticket to putting this pandemic behind us,” said Horgan. 13, requiring people to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to go to certain social and recreational settings and events.īritish Columbia Premier John Horgan said vaccine passports will increase vaccination rates across the province and make fully vaccinated people feel confident that those around them will not spread COVID-19. “The BC vaccine passport system is discriminatory on its face, because it does not include automatic exemptions for people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons,” said Christine Van Geyn, the CCF’s litigation director, in a press release.īritish Columbia’s vaccine passport program took effect on Sept. The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF), a civil liberties-focused legal charity, announced Tuesday it is mounting a legal challenge to British Columbia’s vaccine passport system and the discriminatory impact it has on people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons. A constitutional rights group is putting the British Columbia government on notice over its new vaccine passport program.
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