Last month, Ontario’s Seneca College became the country’s first post-secondary institution to require vaccinations for those on campus this fall.
Universities such as McGill “were only concentrating on whether they could be sued for bringing this mandate in, but we wanted to make them aware that they could be sued for not bringing it in,” Gold said.
McGill’s view “is that unless the government mandates vaccination, in the Quebec context we cannot legally require it,” university spokesperson Shirley Cardenas said Tuesday via email.
In the meantime, some McGill medicine professors are drafting a letter of their own to university officials arguing for a proof of vaccination requirement, Gold said.
To reduce contamination risks, McGill should require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from all students, faculty and staff seeking access to the campus, the law professors wrote.
As COVID-19 cases climb and the Delta variant sends more people to hospitals, Premier François Legault called the health situation in Quebec “worrying” Tuesday afternoon.
Unlike foreign tourists, international students with a valid study permit aren’t required to be fully vaccinated to gain entry into Canada.
“The stress level among faculty, students, staff and parents is exceedingly high,” Gold said.
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