Young Canadian journalist who wanted the “carrot and stick” against anti-vaxxers dies suddenly
A Canadian journalist who took strong positions in support of the COVID-19 vaccine, including calling for vaccine passports and firing police officers who refused the vaccine, suddenly died following an illness in recent days, despite his young age.
Ian Vandaelle, a 33-year-old business journalist who worked at the Financial Post and previously at BNN Bloomberg, was declared brain dead and taken off life support earlier this month, his partner, Stephanie Hughes, said. in a post on X.
“I haven't been on Twitter for a while as my partner, @IanVandaelle, has been in hospital since Nov 18,” Ms. Hughes wrote. “It is with a heavy heart that I tell you today that he was pronounced neurologically deceased this week and was taken off life support this morning.”
Vandaelle's death, the cause of which was not disclosed, sparked an outpouring of condolences among his current and former colleagues, many of whom took to social media to praise him for traits such as kindness and intelligence .
“Journalism has lost a great reporter, editor, producer, mentor and overall great person,” Ms. Hughes wrote in an X post.
But Mr. Vandaelle's death also sparked memories of his ardent support for the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
Carrot and stick
Vandaelle had called on the authorities to use carrots and sticks against public officials who did not wish to be vaccinated.
In November 2021, over 100 Toronto Police employees who refused the vaccine or did not disclose their vaccination status were placed on unpaid leave. In June 2022, the Toronto Police Service ended its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all members.
Dr. William Makis, a Canadian doctor who has criticized the COVID-19 vaccine mandate and expressed concern about the safety of mRNA vaccines, wrote on Substack that he considered Vandaelle's social media posts problematic, accusing him of having "advocated medical fascism, tyranny and some of the worst abuses of our lifetime.”
A recent article from a citizen-led organization investigating Canada's response to the pandemic accuses the government of colluding with mainstream media to spread fear about the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing people to get vaccinated under the threat of potential reprisals.
“The pandemic has been a textbook case of government-industry collaboration to subvert democratic institutions and convince citizens of the validity and veracity of a narrative that was objectively false from the start,” reads National’s Nov. 28 report Citizens Inquiry (NCI) .
The report accuses the government – together with mainstream media figures – of having “undertaken an information campaign aimed at instilling fear in the hearts of citizens and ensuring that they do not oppose all the draconian measures announced”.
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