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Trudeau Deploys Vaccine Mandates as Wedge Issue

August 26, 2021 · 8:03 am ET · Leave a Comment

“As countries around the world debate whether mandatory vaccinations would help defeat Covid-19, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is betting they will also help him win re-election,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Unveiling one of the world’s strictest vaccine policies for transportation, Mr. Trudeau’s Liberal government said on Aug. 13 that it would ban people from boarding any plane, train or cruise ship in Canada unless they were fully vaccinated.”

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