The Prime Minister of Quebec understands “this discontent with regard to the unvaccinated minority which comes, all things considered, to clog our hospitals”.
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They are a “burden” for the health system. Quebec is preparing to toughen measures against those who refuse the vaccine by implementing a new tax only for the unvaccinated. This “health contribution”, the government of the French-speaking province of Canada hit hard by the Omicron wave wants it to represent a “significant amount” which is still under discussion.
According to Quebec Prime Minister François Legault, the 10% of Quebecers who have not yet received any dose of vaccine should not “harm” to the 90% who were vaccinated. “It is not for all Quebecers to pay”, he hammered during a press conference speaking of a “financial burden for all Quebecers”. The Quebec Prime Minister explained that if unvaccinated adults only represent 10% of the population, they account for 50% of people in intensive care, citing a situation “shocking”.
This tax would not apply to people who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons. “I understand and I feel this discontent with regard to the unvaccinated minority which comes, all things considered, to clog our hospitals”, he added. A few days ago, Quebec had already announced that certain non-essential businesses would be banned for non-vaccinated people, starting with its stores selling alcohol and cannabis.