A federal judge has dismissed a case that argued the absence of mask mandates in the workplace since the COVID-19 pandemic pose a risk to employees.
The Jan. 13 judgment by Federal Court Justice Benoit Duchesne addresses allegations made by Elections Canada manager Nicolas Juzda.
Juzda, an Elections Canada employee since 2018, said he felt unsafe after the office mask mandate was lifted in 2023 and employees were ordered back to work.
“It is unreasonable,” Duchesne wrote in his ruling, as first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter.
He went on to call Juzda’s complaint “frivolous,” adding that it did not require further investigation….