{"id":20910,"date":"2022-01-14T06:20:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T11:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=20910"},"modified":"2022-01-14T06:20:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T11:20:55","slug":"canada-unvaccinated-father-loses-right-to-see-his-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/01\/14\/canada-unvaccinated-father-loses-right-to-see-his-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada: Unvaccinated father loses right to see his child"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\"><b class=\"ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">A Canadian father who has not been vaccinated against Covid has temporarily lost the right to see his 12-year-old child.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">A judge ruled his visits would not be in the child&#8217;s &#8220;best interest&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">It followed a request by the father to extend his visiting time during the holidays.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The judgement is the first depriving a parent of access rights on immunisation grounds,\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ledevoir.com\/societe\/659685\/coronavirus-un-pere-non-vaccine-perd-le-droit-de-voir-son-enfant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a family law expert told Le Devoir newspaper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The judge&#8217;s decision,\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"http:\/\/citoyens.soquij.qc.ca\/php\/decision.php?ID=7412D91B0136A617E610754A57CA0073&amp;captchaToken=03AGdBq257JtusHPeR0rkkwsr8Zq5U2kY27QhFmbdQXx0YfUHSvQNYeX5BuczWHRkzarHOG0eAtnNy8u1wORh5XMk3aTEpfqDO49puYOKOzKKe9pfDnny23wlWH0xTTg5ceg2j0Knot8VXHwaqIGQ6kxQ1UAVSUkgDrr5FVNKpzqcgs-_NMmQSIXmcWRTvqeUrttZLBQVMLKIb7asVD6w_oSNnT3xni8ter2muG-uzBHKeWUnx-PIsbgMXcso_CCHaFi4XQ06zhY9aJOGYbLt26tJhgiEOmixakWVYWs2vNmvLQ18U1MCxsIiCY7snAh7c4TzAVG9Gq0YtqVMM0C3dLqnH665RyEhL-Ve2NH9dFu98_4bCt4QyDeFfD5jkK1caLetsiOLzzUDa1cZzc9B-w4QkjX7LPU3UjlWTiQiR_QZVG1eimgJXDb6ArU-KhxzSMJrEepj15z1PCrqAx__Spaq4a4NACGWfTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made at the end of last month<\/a>\u00a0in Quebec province, suspends the father&#8217;s visitation rights until February, unless he decides to get vaccinated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"unordered-list-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-59917300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada party plane &#8216;idiots&#8217; fly home to face music<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-59915459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quebec requires jab for cannabis and liquor sales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The mother, who opposed the father&#8217;s initial request to extend his visitation time, told the court she had recently discovered he was unvaccinated, using his social media posts to show he was opposed to vaccines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The mother lives with her partner and two other children who are too young to be vaccinated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The judge said it was not &#8220;in the child&#8217;s best interest to have contact with their father&#8221; due to the recent increase in Covid cases in French-speaking Quebec.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Quebec, which has seen the highest number of Covid-related deaths in Canada, announced earlier this week\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-59960689\">it would impose a tax on residents who are not vaccinated<\/a>\u00a0against Covid-19.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i85\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Although only about 12% of Quebec residents are eligible for the vaccine and remain unvaccinated, they make up over a quarter of all hospital cases.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-59979408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">A Canadian father who has not been vaccinated against Covid has temporarily lost the right to see his 12-year-old child. A judge ruled his visits would not be in the child&#8217;s &#8220;best interest&#8221;. 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