Hill vaccine mandates: how it could be done, and where things stand

Procedural expert Steven Chaplin argues the simplest way for the House and Senate to impose a vaccine mandate for all, should they so decide, is via a motion passed by the respective Chamber.

The House of Commons Chamber in the West Block, as seen on Feb. 24, 2021. Whether the House and the Senate will decide to resume virtual proceedings is a key question—including as a possible means of accommodating the participation of any unvaccinated MPs, if such a mandate is imposed.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

October 6, 2021

As Parliament readies to make its return, the question of whether a vaccine mandate will—or can—be imposed on Parliamentarians, staff, and other Hill occupants looms large, with the privileges enjoyed by MPs and Senators raised as a possible impediment.

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