Quebec tax on unvaccinated may be lawful but sets risky precedent - experts


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  • Thursday, 13 Jan 2022

The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is prepared in a vaccination clinic at the Palais des Congres, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montreal, Quebec, Canada March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrej Ivanov

TORONTO (Reuters) - A proposal by Quebec to tax unvaccinated people may be lawful but may also go against the spirit of Canada's universal public health system, rights and medical experts said on Wednesday.

Tuesday's surprise announcement by the province's premier, Francois Legault, came with few details.

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