Committee Finds Probation Measures Handed Down by CAF Against Officer Who Refused Covid Vaccine Unjustified
A few months ago, a military tribunal ruled in favour of members who were unjustly reprimanded for exercising their personal choice not to be vaccinated.
The Military Grievances External Review Committee (MGERC) ruled that the measures levied by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) against personnel refusing vaccination were “unreasonable and unjustified” stating policies were “overly broad and disproportionate in their application.”
Nina Frid, a member of MGERC explained “The CAF did not offer any evidence that mandatory vaccination, despite the high vaccination rate among CAF members, was necessary in every instance or in each individual case due to operational requirements.”
The CAF lieutenant-commander who filed the above grievance, had requested an exemption on the basis that the timelines were “insufficient to consult medical personnel and provide informed consent.” The exemption was denied. She was then placed on “Recorded Warning” (RW) for noncompliance and directed to get fully vaccinated within 35 days, which she did.
She then filed the grievance through MGERC and, within a few days, received a notice of intent from the CAF “to initiate Counselling and Probation (C&P) due to her continued non-compliance with the vaccination policy.” C&P is a “remedial measure,” described as “serious steps to assist a CAF member in overcoming their conduct or performance deficiency.”
In her ruling, Frid (MGERC) found her treatment to be “unjustified”, recommending the lieutenant-commander be redressed and have her record expunged of the remedial measures, further adding that non-compliance with the vaccination policy did not constitute an inability to overcome a “conduct deficiency.” Frid went on to say “Besides, basic procedural fairness is expected in the administration of [remedial measures] and these essential considerations were set aside by the CAF vaccination policy.”
The lieutenant-commander is also part of the class action lawsuit we have reported on previously, worth $500 million, filed on June 21 by current and past CAF members affected by the vaccination policy.
To read the Epoch Times article written by Peter Wilson, click here
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