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Canadian gov’t employee granted back pay, extra $5,000 after challenging COVID suspension

An adjudicator sided with Mathieu Lemay, a 15-year federal employee who suffered 'the loss of dignity and self-worth ... by being placed on leave without pay.'

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Anthony Murdoch

• Jan 28, 2026Jan 29, 2026

Trudeau gov’t budgeted $198 million to enforce COVID mandates on federal employees

The Liberal government under the leadership of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau budgeted $198.6 million on their federal workplace vaccine mandate even though 95 percent of staff were already vaccinated.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Feb 2, 2024Feb 5, 2024

Canada changes Access to Information rules to require proof of citizenship to file request

The new requirement could create longer delays for inquiries to be processed by the federal government.

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Anthony Murdoch

• Jul 17, 2023

Canadian gov’t looking to implement digital ID program despite concerns of privacy experts

A former privacy watchdog says it's 'certainly possible that digital ID would lead to the data being available to many players or actors, corporate or governmental, that should not have access to all of this data.'

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Anthony Murdoch

• Aug 12, 2022

Ontario prepares to lift COVID jab mandate for public service workers

Under the province's "Return to the Workplace' plan, starting April 4 'managers will no longer be required to collect proof of vaccination from their teams or testing for their employees who are not vaccinated.'

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Anthony Murdoch

• Mar 3, 2022

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Canadian gov’t employee granted back pay, extra $5,000 after challenging COVID suspension

Trudeau gov’t budgeted $198 million to enforce COVID mandates on federal employees

Canada changes Access to Information rules to require proof of citizenship to file request

Canadian gov’t looking to implement digital ID program despite concerns of privacy experts

Ontario prepares to lift COVID jab mandate for public service workers