Vaccine advocates in Canada have offered to secretly take children to a vaccination clinic if they desire to be jabbed. A community organiser called Julian Wotherspoon tweeted her support for ignoring parental consent and authority, and her willingness to take anyone aged between 13 to 17 years-old to get vaccinated, despite the recommendation from the health authorities that families should discuss the issue with their children before coming to a firm decision. RT has the story.
The row began on Friday, after a Saskatchewan community organizer named Julian Wotherspoon posted a Twitter message offering to assist any 13 to 17 year-olds who wanted to get vaccinated despite opposition from their parents. “I’m your ride to the clinic,” she said. “If anyone asks, I’m taking you and my kids to a movie. Let’s do this.”
According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, children aged 13 years-old and older “who are able to understand the benefits and possible reactions” of a vaccine do not need a parent’s permission to be jabbed. Equally, teens can refuse immunisation by giving “mature minor” consent to their health provider.
The authorities recommend families discuss the issue together with their children before they make the decision, however.
Wotherspoon’s tweet caused quite a stir online, eliciting both praise and outrage. She has since made her account private.
Another proponent of children’s vaccination, self-described “mummy blogger” Tenille Lafontaine, also of Saskatchewan, called Wotherspoon’s offer “amazing”. She added, “I’ve heard of a few teens getting the vaccine on their own because their parents are insane in the membrane. The kids are gonna be alright. Side note: I’m available to drive anytime.”
Other commenters pushed back, telling the two women to “stay away from other people’s children.” Some went as far as to liken their secret transport offer to kidnapping.
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I wonder if overseas aid was redirected to pay for these and did the FCDO know about it.
Odd, isn’t it, that so many politicians are related to our funded by foreign despots. It is my impression that Labour has the lead on this by a half length ahead of the Tories.
Labour – the party for working people!
British working-class people even. Starmer just loves to put them in rented and gated accommodation where they’re free of all the everyday worries of life like having to pay (or even shop) for food and find the means for rent and utilities. That’s also much more CO₂-efficient than family homes.
Yep all for working people, there was once a socialist workers party in some European country that started off supporting the working man and the exemption of all others, (Ref History 1922-45) but our present socialist workers party, although starting off on similar line has now morphed into a party that supports everyone other than those it once purported to support.
Yup, Labour have become like the US Democrats – voted in by a coalition of the fringes (champagne socialists, welfare recipients and non-white people, extreme woketards). They get away with a lot because of tribal voting loyalties, which have not died out. The Tory brand is still viewed as the party of rich toffs.
Agreed but a similar phenomenon has infected the Tories. It just plays out slightly differently, which is precisely why so many voters have defected to Reform.
If you wrote a manifesto based on the values that the respected Kier – that’s Hardie – had then you would think it was a conservative party one.
Do as I say, not as I do, an underlying unprinciple of practical politics since time immemorial.
I wonder what compulsive protesters against designated inherent privilege make of this one?
No problem, the minister tasked with tackling financial crime and corruption is one of their own.
A cynic might observe that at least they understand the internal workings.
Socialists do like the life of luxury paid for by others.
The Champagne Socialists don’t you just love em. Labour the Party of the Working class
ha! bloody ha!
Well that must be re-assuring.
DS’ sub headline:
What’s with all the ‘gifted to’ and ‘was gifted’? Shirley the word you’re groping for is ‘given’.
Good point.
Not really. “Gifted” as a verb meaning “to bestow a gift” has been used in English since at least the 16th century.
Astonishing. If just one Third World family own that many expensive properties in London, how many others are now in the hands of the Third World?
No surprises here. This phenomenon is common in politics and business across Asia and the Middle East. Think opportunism, discrimination, and corruption… Is anyone really surprised by the revelations of this article? If they are then this would be truly concerning. They need to get out and about and spend more time in these other regions to better enlighten themselves.
What’s the problem? Keir-Ching! gets free suits and glasses from “Lord” Alli, plus various other “gifts” too many to mention. Tulip gets use of a free flat, via her sister, from an Aunt who is accused of corruption and embezzlement, amongst other crimes.
There’s nothing even remotely corrupt about this, or even potentially corrupt. How could you possibly think that there might be?
From the Ministerial Code of Conduct: Integrity: Holders of Public Office must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence their work. They should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family or their friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships.
What’s that smell?
Of course if all first generation immigrants were banned from holding public office it is amazing how many problems would go away.