Premier François Legault said the tax is under consideration over the burden those who aren’t vaccinated are having on the health-care system.
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- Send this page to someone via emailQuebec is announcing it will impose a health tax on Quebecers who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
- Quebec Premier François Legault made the announcement in Montreal on Tuesday afternoon, as the number of pandemic-related hospitalizations continues to climb.
- Read more: COVID-19: Quebec tops 12,000 deaths as hospitalizations increase2:13 Quebec to introduce health tax for the unvaccinated Quebec to introduce health tax for the unvaccinatedLegault said he felt the ire of the vaccinated towards the unvaccinated, whom he blamed for clogging up the province’s hospitals.
- Legault said he felt the ire of the vaccinated towards the unvaccinated, whom he blamed for clogging up the province’s hospitals.
- :8:07 COVID-19: Constitutional expert weighs in on Quebec health tax COVID-19: Constitutional expert weighs in on Quebec health taxNew interim public health directorLegault announced the financial penalty after introducing the province’s new public health director following Monday’s resignation of Dr. Horacio Arruda.