Trudeau says all federal employees on unpaid leave until vaxxed

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Christia has outlined what the mandatory vaccination that's in place immediately for federal employees will look like the bottom line proof of vaccination will be required by no later than the end of this month for all federal employees and by mid mid-November enforcement measures in place will make sure that everyone is vaccinated This is about keeping people safe on the job and in their communities and the same goes for the second commitment we made mandatory vaccination on travel By the end of October everyone 12 or older on a plane or train within Canada should be fully vaccinated But by the end of November if you're 12 or older and want to fly or take the train you'll have to be fully vaccinated as well staff Testing will no longer be an option before boarding and the right thing and gotten vaccinated you deserve the freedom to be safe from COVID-19 To have your kids safe from COVID to get back to the things you love And if you haven't gotten your shots yet, but want to travel this winter let's be clear There will only be a few extremely narrow exceptions like a valid medical condition For the vast vast majority of people the rules are very simple To travel you've got to be vaccinated These travel measures along with mandatory vaccination for federal employees are some of the strongest in the world Because when it comes to keeping you and your family safe when it comes to avoiding lockdowns for everyone This is no time for half measures Already we're delivering on the first of our vaccine commitments and in the weeks to come We'll get the job done on a vaccine passport for international travel Will be there to foot the bill for provinces and territories that roll out proof of vaccination programs And we'll introduce legislation to make it a criminal offense to threaten or harass health care workers