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BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner, A human rights approach to proof of vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic, July 2021.

BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner, A human rights approach to mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, November 2020.

BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner, Poster: Exemptions to the mandatory mask order in British Columbia, December 2020.

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