Quebec Premier François Legault said it was a measure for "fairness" for the 90% of residents who are vaccinated.
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- The Premier of Quebec François Legault at a press conference on November 18, 2021 in Montreal, Canada.
- Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images10% of Quebec’s adult population is unvaccinated for COVID-19, Premier François Legault said.
- The unvaccinated, however, make up half of all ICU beds in the province, Legault said.
- Quebec’s Premier François Legault announced on Tuesday that the province plans to tax people who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 for non-medical reasons.
- According to The Globe and Mail, Quebec will be the first Canadian province to impose a financial penalty for the unvaccinated.