The COVID-19 pandemic

[tomh009]

Yes, it would be a strong incentive. But the government would still need to set up the infrastructure (and people!) for doing the testing and checking the test results at every work location. Considering the number of remote work locations for federal employees, is that even feasible to do?

Being an already vaccinated Fed, I was happy to hear the news of mandatory vaccinations.  I was afraid that the Union was going to fight it, but the other day PSAC came out in full support of having healthy workplaces, as long as those that are medically exempt would be accommodated (which makes sense).

O'Toole likely thinks that remote workers can just mail their daily tests (assuming the community has daily mail service) to a centralized location, and in 14 days they can get the results back.  What could go wrong?

And at remote outposts (such as coast guard, fisheries and oceans, northern affairs, northern development, parks, RCMP etc) how would they even set up a testing collection capability?

Really, not very well thought through.