'I don’t want to kill my father': Colleagues admonish Councillor Van Holst for opposing vaccine policy
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A political push to ratchet back London City Hall’s vaccination policy for municipal employees drew a scathing rebuke from members of the Corporate Services Committee.
A political push to ratchet back London City Hall’s vaccination policy for municipal employees drew a scathing rebuke from members of the Corporate Services Committee (CSC).
Councillor Michael van Holst sent a pair of letters to his council colleagues arguing that vaccinated employees and unvaccinated employees (who submitted attestations claiming a valid exemption) should be treated equally.
Currently, unvaccinated city employees must have an individualized COVID-19 Plan which can include working remotely or regular testing for COVID-19.
Since the administrative vaccination policy was launched for employees last year, city council has kept aligned its own vaccination policy for politicians.
Councillor van Holst has refused to disclose his vaccination status and launched a creed called the Order of Freedom, which opposes COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
In his letter to the CSC, van Holst writes, “I want our council policy to remain non-discriminatory. So, to ensure alignment, I suggest that staff revise their approach to treat those with attestations equally.”
The second letter sent to the committee by van Holst includes unsubstantiated claims about vaccination.
