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Appeal Court tosses case brought by B.C. health executive fired for vaccine refusal
Donald Sturgeon's appeal for employment insurance benefits was rejected after nearly five years; his lawyer plans a Supreme Court challenge citing religious freedom concerns.
- Vancouver's Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Donald Sturgeon, Interior Health's executive director of medical affairs, in the past for failing to properly raise Charter arguments in his EI claim.
- Refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, Donald Sturgeon said he followed his `moral conscience` rooted in Roman Catholic beliefs, after being fired by Interior Health, according to the source.
- After a 2024 Federal Court dismissal, the case proceeded through the Social Security Tribunal and the Federal Court before reaching the Federal Court of Appeal, which dismissed it on Tuesday.
- The ruling affects Sturgeon's ability to obtain EI benefits and raises access-to-justice concerns for self‑represented litigants, Lee Turner, Sturgeon's lawyer, said they may appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.
- The case highlights broader questions about religious freedom and workplace vaccine mandates, underscoring consequences for other employees who lost jobs without severance or employment insurance, including a single mom.
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Appeal Court tosses case brought by B.C. health executive fired for vaccine refusal
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by a fired B.C. health executive to seek employment insurance benefits, nearly five years after he lost his job for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds.
·Toronto, Canada
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