Toronto Star

The Star publishes articles and columns from a variety of COVID-19 associated writers, including Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table member Kwame McKenzie.¹⁾

The Toronto Star published a front-page preview for a second-page article titled, “When it comes to empathy for the unvaccinated, many of us aren’t feeling it” written by Nadine Yousif.^{2) 3)} The preview contained inflammatory phrases targeting “unvaccinated people”, such as:

• “If an unvaccinated person catches it from someone who is vaccinated, boo-hoo, too bad.”
• “I have no empathy left for the wilfully unvaccinated. Let them die.”
• “I honestly don’t care if they die from COVID. Not even a little bit.”

January 11, 2022: Quebec plan to tax the unvaccinated met with harsh reviews: ‘This really tears at the roots of the Canada Health Act’⁴⁾

• This headline had been changed from the original, which read “Quebec making plans to tax the unvaccinated, as COVID hospitalizations surge”.⁵⁾

December 6, 2021: We need a strategy to avert vaccine inequity in racialized children.⁶⁾

The Star frequently posts polls related to COVID-19.

February 6, 2022: Was Ottawa right in declaring a state of emergency due to the protests?⁷⁾

• As of 2:05PM PST on February 9, 2022, the vote as at 92.39% in favour of “No, people have a right to protest.” The runner-up was 7.07% for “Yes, it could give the city the power it needs to quell the protests.” The remaining 0.54% went to “I don't know, I need more information.”

January 11, 2021: Should Ontario also implement a tax for unvaccinated people?⁸⁾

• As of 9:43PM PST on January 11, 2022, the vote was at 65.39% in favour of “No, it sets a bad precedent when it comes to health care access.” The runner-up was 22.61% for “Yes, unvaccinated people should have to make up for the strain they're putting on the health-care system.”