Should feds intervene in provincial vaccine rollout? Experts in health, governance and politics weigh in

'Declaring an emergency under the Emergencies Act is unlikely to actually be a helpful route forward at this point,' says pandemic expert Steven Hoffman. The feds should use the Emergencies Act now to unlock more powers in the fight against COVID-19, says physician Vincent Lam.

'A one-size-fits-all approach from the federal government isn't automatically the best thing,' said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a Jan. 5 press conference. Mr. Trudeau has repeatedly said that he does not want to use the Emergencies Act to cross into provincial jurisdiction as part of Canada's pandemic response. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

January 11, 2021

The federal government should not wrest control of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout from the provinces—or at least not now, say a pandemic policy expert, a former Liberal MP and general, and a former top Ontario public servant. One ...

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