{"id":1264418,"date":"2022-02-02T09:37:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1264418"},"modified":"2022-02-02T09:37:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:37:38","slug":"quebec-abandons-policy-of-taxation-on-the-unvaccinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/quebec-abandons-policy-of-taxation-on-the-unvaccinated\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec Abandons Policy of Taxation on the Unvaccinated"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fquebec-abandons-policy-of-taxation-on-the-unvaccinated%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1264418&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1138525190-e1643740706603-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Quebec government has abandoned its proposed plan to implement a \u2018Health Contribution\u2019 tax on unvaccinated residents as the government looks to relax Wuhan coronavirus restrictions this month.<\/p>\n<p>The government of the French-speaking Canadian province led by Premier Fran\u00e7ois&nbsp;Legault of the conservative Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) has dropped the proposal to tax residents not vaccinated against the coronavirus after the measure was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/12\/quebec-to-significantly-tax-unvaccinated-canadians\/\">proposed<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Christened a \u2018Health Contribution\u2019, the government had initially proposed a \u201csignificant\u201d tax of between $100-800 Canadian dollars (\u00a358-466\/$78-630 USD) but according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/covid-19\/2022-02-01\/non-vaccines\/legault-abandonne-la-contribution-sante.php\">report<\/a> from the Quebec newspaper <em>La Presse<\/em>, the measure has now been scrapped by the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand this divides Quebecers,\u201d Legault said at a<a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/local-news\/legault-is-poised-to-back-away-from-quebecs-anti-vax-tax-report-says\/wcm\/a603aedd-d4b5-467c-b015-bacade2378ed?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1643728367\"> press conference<\/a> on Tuesday afternoon and added, \u201cIt\u2019s time to rebuild bridges. It\u2019s time to work together.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Majority of Canadians Want All Pandemic Restrictions to End <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jmmA7nt8ww\">https:\/\/t.co\/jmmA7nt8ww<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1488575877407404033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Opposition party leaders had criticised the announcement of the unvaccinated tax, with&nbsp;Quebec Liberal leader Dominique Anglade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/vax-tax-nixed-1.6334828\">stating<\/a>, \u201cMr Legault improvises constantly.&nbsp;He came up with this idea that was not only irresponsible, that was not thought through, that didn\u2019t have any legal support to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conservative Party of Quebec (PCQ) leader&nbsp;Eric Duhaime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledevoir.com\/politique\/quebec\/661518\/legault-bluffe-a-propos-des-penalites-aux-non-vaccines-dit-duhaime\">labelled<\/a> the tax on the unvaccinated a \u201cbluff\u201d by Legault saying, \u201cI think the government is bluffing.&nbsp;I do not think there will be a vaccine tax in Quebec. I think this government is putting pressure that is obviously not working, but it is still in a mode of wanting revenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Duhaime has also previously called for Quebec to lift all of its Wuhan coronavirus restrictions as soon as possible, a sentiment that is now expressed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/02\/01\/majority-of-canadians-want-all-pandemic-restrictions-to-end\/\">majority of Quebecers<\/a> according to an Angus Reid poll released this week.<\/p>\n<p>Quebec\u2019s scrapping of the mooted unvaccinated tax comes as thousands of people joined the truck Freedom Convoy in Canada\u2019s capital city Ottawa over the weekend to protest vaccine mandates and coronavirus restrictions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UNVAX TAX: Coming to a government near you <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U07tkW2Cq6\">https:\/\/t.co\/U07tkW2Cq6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1481283576641437697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>While the Freedom Convoy has seen widespread support from some and has raised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/taking-back-our-freedom-convoy-2022\">nearly ten million Canadian dollars<\/a> on the fundraising platform GoFundMe, Canadian politicians have pushed back against the protestors.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau labelled the truckers and their allies a \u201cfringe minority\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/31\/complete-b-s-participants-slam-justin-trudeaus-claim-of-racist-trucker-convoy\/\">blasted<\/a> a select few, including a man carrying a confederate flag and men carrying Nazi flags in an area away from where protesters were gathered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe won\u2019t give in to those who fly racist flags. We won\u2019t cave to those who engage in vandalism or dishonour the memory of our veterans,\u201d Trudeau said on Monday after allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2022\/01\/30\/justin-trudeau-forced-flee-official-residence-anti-vaccine-truck\/\">fleeing his official residence<\/a> in Ottawa and isolating after allegedly testing positive for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Ontario Conservative Party Premier Doug Ford has also called on the protestors to leave Ottawa, saying residents of the city should be allowed to get on with their normal lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a million people that live in Ottawa,\u201d Ford said and added, \u201cI hear you. I hear the protesters, the province hears the protesters, the country hears the protesters.&nbsp;Now it\u2019s time to let the people in Ottawa get back to their lives. These businesses that have been closed for a while now, the restaurants want to reopen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Protestors remain in the heart of the capital as of Tuesday and&nbsp;Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2022\/02\/01\/canada-police-all-options-on-the-table-to-end-peaceful-trucker-protests\/\">stated<\/a> that \u201call options are on the table\u201d to end the protest including \u201cenforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018Complete B.S.\u2018: Participants Slam Justin Trudeau\u2018s Claim of \u2018Racist\u2018 Trucker Convoy <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OqaHu6KgFs\">https:\/\/t.co\/OqaHu6KgFs<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BreitbartNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelpollak\/status\/1488219294684962816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5><span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><em><strong><span class=\"a-size-large\">Follow Chris Tomlinson on Twitter at&nbsp;<span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomlinsonCJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@TomlinsonCJ<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span>or email at&nbsp;ctomlinson(at)breitbart.com<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Quebec government has abandoned its proposed plan to implement a \u2018Health Contribution\u2019 tax on unvaccinated residents as the government looks to relax Wuhan coronavirus restrictions this month. 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