S04E31 Vaccine Mandates, EI, and Charter Rights

Justice with John Carpay

Lawyer James Manson describes and explains the issues in the Robin Francis EI case, now headed to the Federal Court of Appeal. Mr. Francis was fired after he refused to follow his employer's vaccine mandate and was then denied Employment Insurance benefits, like so many other Canadians who asserted their Charter rights.
Justice Centre, Mar 27, 2023: Francis v. Canada (AG)
Justice Centre, Mar 27, 2023: Ontario father takes denial of EI benefits for not taking Covid-19 vaccine to Federal Court of Appeal
The Ontario Human Rights Code
Ontario.ca: Your guide to the Employment Standards Act
Justice Centre, Nov 8, 2022: Tribunal Ordered to Reconsider “Misconduct” Denial of EI Benefits to Unvaccinated Employee

London Free Press, Mar 28, 2023: Longtime hospital worker denied EI after being fired over COVID vaccine
Rebel News, Mar 29, 2023: Unvaccinated engineer appeals decision to deny him EI benefits
Cornell Law School: contra proferentem
CBC, Oct 21, 2023: Don't expect EI if you lose your job for not being vaccinated, minister says
Gov't of Canada, Justice Laws Website: Employment Insurance Act (S.C. 1996, c. 23)
CanLII, Mar 22, 2012: Doré v. Barreau du Québec, 2012 SCC 12 (CanLII), [2012] 1 SCR 395
Human Rights Law Centre: What is the standard of review to determine whether a public authority has acted compatibly with human rights
Edward J. Cottrill in Alberta Law Review Society via CanLII, 2018: Novel Uses of the Charter Following Doré and Loyola
Justice Centre, Jun 8, 2023: Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear challenge to Covid-19 vaccine mandate for transplant candidates

Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave Stevens

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