What do you all think about that? Could it work?
It is an interesting piece of legislation (had never read it), which on the surface questions the ability for employers (or near anyone), to test DNA/RNA - "for purposes such as
the prediction of disease or vertical transmission risks, or monitoring, diagnosis or prognosis. (test génétique)" without consent.
The PCR
test (Polymerase chain reaction) is made "to "amplify" - copy - small segments of DNA" - i.e. to test it to predict a disease etc.
The legislation states:
genetic test, in relation to an employee, means a test that analyzes the employee’s DNA, RNA or chromosomes for purposes such as the prediction of disease or vertical transmission risks, or monitoring, diagnosis or prognosis. (test génétique)
Genetic test
(2) Every employee is entitled not to undergo or be required to undergo a genetic test.
Disclosure of results
(3) Every employee is entitled not to disclose or be required to disclose the results of a genetic test.
Disciplinary action
(4) No employer shall dismiss, suspend, lay off or demote an employee, impose a financial or other penalty on an employee, or refuse to pay an employee remuneration in respect of any period that the employee would, but for the exercise of the employee’s rights under this Division, have worked, or take any disciplinary action against or threaten to take any such action against an employee
(a) because the employee refused a request by the employer to undergo a genetic test;
(b) because the employee refused to disclose the results of a genetic test; or
(c) on the basis of the results of a genetic test undergone by the employee.
The problem is (and boy would the cases drop if they were not allowed), they don't see it that way, will not see it that way; most lawyers will be mute and judges subservient to the crown - it's a covid test for "the greater good" is their schtick, and it is a scamedemic. As for the vaccine itself, it is not a test so that legislation would not seem to apply they might say, and again, it's for the greater good.
In Canada, it sure seems like it is show time now in a province near you, and they are getting incrementally nasty. There is no more Bonnie and her platitudes of "be kind, stay safe," as she and her ilk have now shown more dictates being rolled out, almost in full force, and gone are the smiles as they have used government, health and top-chain private employers to do so. This is going to sadly evolve it seems, and if it does, I'll go out out on a limb and say that each province is aiming to create orders that will affect all employers (or as many as they can) - think they want to and are presently itching to do so, osit.
Thanks for that legislation, Cindyj.
Concerning Rocco's comment, looked at it again and it is a complicated thing that is not well understood (not by me anyway) - with a lot of moving parts to it.
There are no show notes to collaborate the pension fund aspect, although it may have something to do with
this:
ACCORDING TO The Financial Post and other media sources, as of March 2019 the Canada Pension Plan International Branch had invested $103.7 billion in Canadian funds in China. This fund operates under a CHINESE asset management organization that has limited Canadian political oversight or POWER OF INTERVENTION from the Canadian government.
Government Pension Fund management was under the hands of
Bill Morneau when he was finance minister, and he also was at the same time owner (blind trust of course) of Shepell FGI (that managed pension funds - nice conflict of interest), that later became
LifeWorks (May 2021). Then there is Canada’s Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). Here is a little snip from
CNBC on CPPIB, and remember there was the
Huawei CEO being held under house arrest (basically as told to do so by the U.S.) in Canada at the same time, and all the rest of the China smearing - 2019):
Investment strategies involving China are coming under scrutiny amid political and security-related conflicts between Beijing and major Western economies, as well as a
predicted growth slowdown for the world’s second-largest economy.
But Canada’s massive pension fund,
among the world’s top 10 in terms of size, is sticking to plans to expand its holdings there.
Mark Machin, president and chief executive of Canada’s Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), sees the country’s potential to diversify his portfolio as outweighing any shorter-term economic setbacks.
“China is today the second-largest economy in the world, the second-largest equity market in the world, the third-largest bond market in world, and we have the ability to diversify into it,” he told CNBC
at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Looking again at the original
link, it seems to have a blend of information, including China biases. Much of the financing seems to be running through Hong Kong, and don't know what agreements - nor the markers and longterm liabilities looks like. And then there is the bonds that China had bought up from the U.S.'s and likely Canada over decades, including the wests dumping of its
gold in 2016 (think Justin said it was no longer needed, there is a better plan, and Bill Morneau factors in the decision). So, it would be good to have Rocco or Fitts discuss this more, as it is indeed a complicated world of finances and investments that are largely opaque.