Judge dismisses maskless workplace complaint as ‘frivolous’

The Court ruled that Nicolas Juzda’s fears of exposure did not constitute a legitimate workplace danger under the law.

Justice Benoit Duchesne dismissed a case from an Elections Canada manager who claimed lifting mask mandates in 2023 created unsafe working conditions, marking a decisive end to pandemic-era debates over workplace safety policies.

The case involved Nicolas Juzda, Elections Canada’s chief of field programs, who argued that returning to an unmasked office environment violated his rights under the Canada Labour Code. Juzda claimed the lack of mandatory masking and reliance on voluntary measures created unsafe conditions at the agency’s Gatineau, Quebec, headquarters.

According to a report published by Blacklock's Wednesday: 

“Covid-19 is a disease that...poses significant risks including death,” Juzda stated in his complaint, adding that handwashing and cleaning were inadequate precautions. However, Justice Duchesne deemed the concerns baseless.

“The applicant’s concern...was based on his assessment that people returning to work might contract Covid-19,” wrote Duchesne. 

The Court ruled that Juzda’s fears of exposure did not constitute a legitimate workplace danger under the law.

Mask mandates, enforced by the federal government from April 2020 to February 2023, have been a contentious issue. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed the mandates were based on scientific advice, although federal health officials made contradictory statements during the pandemic.

In 2020, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, initially dismissed the need for masks for healthy individuals. “It hasn’t been proven really to protect you from getting the virus,” she said at the time. Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo later stated that mask-wearing should be a voluntary choice.

Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault's company, Global Health Imports (GHI) received a sole-sourced contract to supply PPE to Elections Canada.

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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. She's a mother of three, conservative activist, and the author of best-selling books including Stop Notley.

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  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2025-01-15 21:46:41 -0500
    I’m glad the hypochondriac lost his case. Masks can’t protect against viruses. They zip right through like bees through a chain link fence.
  • S M
    commented 2025-01-15 14:39:37 -0500
    Here is BC’s very own on masks, link below; the nut jobs are still pushing this fear porn to this day in some places, contrary to the real science and evidence. This was all part of the control plan as with the 6 ft apart, along with all the fear mongering that came with this. Where is the accountability for the harm, lost wages and firings, along with all the human rights abuses, from employers and Unions alike. None of these Unions and employers want to admit and take responsibility for their actions to this day, the amount of concerted harm these people put into this goes very deep.

    link

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CefaYs_pFs

    And… then theres the BC CDS’s very own yellow and blue posters that contradict her and the government even more; when people are blinded by fear, intimidation, coercion and threats, there is not much room to see the truth, and again, all by design.

    ps, Hey Rebel, have I got a real time personal story for you about the above, win loose or draw, (in my case) it’s another story Canadians should hear, a personal account of the harm done and the lack of accountability, from the top of the system down.