As hundreds of supporters and politicians gathered in Ottawa to discuss the future of the Conservative movement in Canada, one of the partners associated with the event caught attention.
Vaccine Choice Canada is considered an exhibiting partner of the Canada Strong and Free Network (CSFN, formerly Manning Center) conference that opens in Ottawa on Thursday.
Vaccine Choice Canada wants to end medical tyranny in Canada and asserted that vaccines against COVID-19 are unsafe, do not protect against infections and do not limit contamination.
In addition, the organization sometimes flirts with conspiracy theory. On its English website, it says the federal government is working with international organizations (such as WHO) to use the pandemic to limit the rights and freedoms of Canadians.
A popular congress in the conservative family
Vaccine Choice Canada will have an exhibitor booth, with privileged access to Canada Strong and Free Network conference attendees.
CSFN President Troy Lanigan confirmed that Vaccine Choice Canada paid its $ 1,500 bill as an exhibitor, but conference organizers added not necessarily endorsing the points of view of all its partners.
This is not an official event of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC). However, this think tank’s annual conference has a lot of influence and attracts big names of the Canadian conservative movement.
Among the personalities expected are interim PCC leader Candice Bergen, and some of her representatives, former provincial premiers (Conservative, Liberal and New Democrat) as well as the leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, Éric Duhaime.
The congress will also host the first debates of the CPC leadership career candidates. Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, Roman Baber and Scott Aitchison confirmed their attendance.
Contacted Radio-Canada, Jean Charest’s team answered that vaccines are a safe and effective tool to contain and prevent chronic diseases, including COVID-19. Regarding the presence of Vaccine Choice Canada at the CSFN convention, he indicated that vaccination is an option and that all organizations, whether or not they oppose the mandates [obligation vaccinale, règles sanitaires]have the right to attend.
For his part, Scott Aitchison believes vaccines are safe and disagrees with Vaccine Choice Canada’s position. However, he believes it is easier to have one lively debate on the issue when made public.
As of this writing, the other contestants have not yet commented.
Vaccination and conspiracy theory
Vaccine Choice Canada did not respond to our interview request.
On its website, it questions mandatory vaccination for travelers and public officials and says vaccines are more harmful than COVID-19, especially to children.
Children who have not been vaccinated are much healthier than those who have been injected with toxic substancescan we read on the Vaccine Choice Canada site.
This statement is incorrect, according to Nathalie Grandvaux, professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the University of Montreal.
Vaccines are very, very, very safe, he says, and the associated side effects are very rare. Ms. added. Grandvaux that the vaccines currently offered not fully protect against infectionbut helped reduce the symptoms, complications, and mortality associated with COVID-19.
It is safer to be vaccinated than to be infected with COVID-19, he concludes.
Source: Radio-Canada
