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Ontario health-care workers have launched a $170 million class-action lawsuit against the provincial government and its chief medical officer of health, alleging negligence and infringement of privacy rights due to the COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Spearheaded by the United Health Care Workers of Ontario (UHCWO), the civil action challenges the legality of Directive 6, a 2021 public health order issued by Ontario’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore. The directive, which came into effect Sept. 7, 2021, required all hospitals to establish, implement, and ensure compliance with a COVID-19 vaccination policy.
The class-action lawsuit aims to represent any unionized health-care workers across the province who were impacted by the mandate, according to the UHCWO.
The group argues medical ethics and personal freedoms were eroded by the COVID-19 mandates.
“We were witness to vast numbers of dedicated healthcare workers having their livelihoods and careers abruptly taken away, simply for making a personal medical choice,” UHCWO said in a statement. “Other health-care workers were coerced into a medical treatment with the threat of being terminated, which stripped away the…
