Len Gillis, local journalism initiative reporter

'To not implement a province-wide vaccination policy for all health care workers puts the burden unfairly on employers and imposes a risk of infection on Ontarians receiving health services'

Ministry of Health figures show some local nursing homes have more than 20 per cent unvaccinated

College of Physicians and Surgeons says Engelhart physician Dr. Patrick Brian Phillips is ordered to stop issuing vaccine and mask exemptions, and to cease prescribing unproven COVID-19 treatments such as anti-parasitic medication Ivermectin

He has also been a guest speaker at a recent Freedom Rally event in North Bay speaking out against lock-downs and vaccine mandates

Respiratory therapist says poor political leadership and the anti-vax crowd contributed to making pandemic worse

In the absence of any other compelling evidence, courts will see vaccines as the best way to stop the pandemic

He said any negative aspects of the campaign came from a small but vocal minority

Chris Baron says new vaccine types is against ‘God’s will’ because it restructures RNA, although Health Canada says mRNA vaccines don’t work that way

Medical regulators and Human Rights opinions indicate that employers and business owners can impose strict vaccination rules

Scores of protesters line Paris Street Wednesday afternoon to voice their displeasure with government vaccine policies