Ravi Kahlon, then-B.C. Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation, has his provincial COVID-19 vaccine card scanned before a meal at a restaurant in Delta, B.C., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. health executive fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine loses EI appeal

by The Canadian Press November 26, 2024

written by The Canadian Press November 26, 2024

By Darryl Greer A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal by a "deeply religious" British Columbia health executive who said he was wrongfully denied employment insurance after being fired three years ago for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Darold Sturgeon was fired as executive direc...

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