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Vaccine choice shouldn’t lead to unemployment: MPP Roman Baber

On October 5, 2021, Independent Member of Provincial Parliament Roman Baber intends to introduce a “Jobs & Jabs” Bill, for passing by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. If passed, the Jobs & Jabs Bill will prevent employers from firing or penalizing employees because of their vaccination status or for refusing to disclose their vaccination status.

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Vaccine passports: are they legal? Are they related to Ontario’s new digital ID for smartphones?

On September 1st, Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario will soon require people to be fully vaccinated and provide “proof of their vaccination status,” otherwise known as a “Vaccine Passport” to access certain businesses and settings.

As of September 22, 2021, Ontarians will need to be fully vaccinated (two doses plus 14 days) and provide their proof of vaccination along with photo ID to access certain public settings and facilities, including indoor restaurants, gyms, sporting events, casinos and strip clubs. A similar program became effective in British Columbia on September 13th.

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The Australian Truckie protests: what is going on?

What is going on in Australia? How are Truckers involved?

COVID-19 lockdown actions in the nation of Australia are among the most onerous, if not the most onerous, on the globe. Parts of Australia have been subject to martial law, with police beating citizens in the streets, dragging them out of their homes and firing rubber bullets and tear gas into crowds of protesters. Many citizens and social media posters have gone on the record asking out loud what any of this can possibly have to do with “health.”

Videos of police brutality have been posted to various platforms over the past weeks; Road Warrior News has been in direct video conference call contact with Australian protesters and business owners between August 25th and 27th to confirm media reports. More updates are scheduled over the next 48 hours.

It is challenging to get an clear and accurate view of precisely what is happening on the ground in Australia because multiple strikes have been, called for a variety of reasons.

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Australian truckers planning revolt on August 31 with veterans, citizens

In a somewhat confusing turn of events, Australian truckdrivers (called “truckies”) are planning a nation-wide blockade of roads on August 31 to protest government lockdowns.

Road Warrior News spoke to one of the event supporters at length and discovered there is more to the event than a convoy of protesting truckies; John Till of Queensland says it is a citizens’ revolt which will involve a large number of retired Australian military personnel.

“We are taking this country back,” Till says. One of Till’s buddies was among those shot with rubber bullets by police in Melbourne on August 21st. “He was shot in the stomach and was severely injured; if they’d got him in the face, he’d be dead.”

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