An anti-vaccine organization invites itself to the Conservative high mass | Coronavirus

Vaccine Choice Canada is considered an exhibiting partner of the Canada Strong and Free Network (CSFN, formerly the Manning Centre) conference which opens in Ottawa on Thursday.

Vaccine Choice Canada wants to end the medical tyranny in Canada and asserts that vaccines against COVID-19 are not safe, do not protect against infections and do not limit contamination.

In addition, the organization sometimes flirts with the conspiracy theory. On its English website, it says the federal government is working with international organizations (like the 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 confirms that Vaccine Choice Canada has paid its $1,500 bill as an exhibitor, but adds that conference organizers do not necessarily endorse the points of view of all its partners.

This is not an official Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) event. However, the annual conference of this think tank has a lot of influence and attracts the big names of the Canadian conservative movement.

Among the personalities expected are the interim leader of the PCC, Candice Bergen, and several of her deputies, 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 candidates’ debate in the CPC leadership race. Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest, Leslyn Lewis, Roman Baber and Scott Aitchison have confirmed their attendance.

Contacted by Radio-Canada, Jean Charest’s team replied that vaccines are a safe and effective tool to contain and prevent serious diseases, including COVID-19. As for the presence of Vaccine Choice Canada at the CSFN convention, he indicated that vaccination is a choice 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 that vaccines are safe and disagrees with the position of Vaccine Choice Canada. However, he is of the opinion that it is easier to have a vigorous debate on the issue when done in public.

As of this writing, the other contestants have not commented.

“Stop the experiment,” reads one of the front-page content on Vaccine Choice Canada’s website.

Photo: Vaccine Choice Canada website

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 claims that vaccines are more harmful than COVID-19, especially in children.

Unvaccinated children are much healthier than those injected with toxic ingredientscan we read on the site of Vaccine Choice Canada.

This statement is false, according to Nathalie Grandvaux, professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the University of Montreal.

Vaccines are very, very, very safe, she says, and the associated side effects are very rare. Ms. Grandvaux adds that the vaccines currently offered do not fully protect against infectionbut help reduce symptoms, complications and mortality rates related to COVID-19.

It is much safer to be vaccinated than to be infected with COVID-19, she concludes.