Jan 14, 2022

Quebec is about to give a tax on the unvaccinated a shot

A nurse prepares a COVID-19 vaccine in Montreal, Quebec. The province is planning to impose a tax on the unvaccinated. Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images

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Quebec, suffering Canada's highest COVID deaths, will tax the unvaccinated

by Lily Jamali

Jan 14, 2022

Strains on ICUs across the province are behind the provincial government's decision.

A nurse prepares a COVID-19 vaccine in Montreal, Quebec. The province is planning to impose a tax on the unvaccinated.

Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images

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