The Premier of Quebec François Legault at a press conference on November 18, 2021 in Montreal, Canada.
10% of Quebec's adult population is unvaccinated for COVID-19, Premier François Legault said.
The unvaccinated, however, make up half of all ICU beds in the province, Legault said.
He says they will be taxed a "significant" amount for the strain they put on the healthcare system.
Quebec's Premier François Legault announced on Tuesday that the province plans to tax people who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 for non-medical reasons.
Legault said that while only 10% of the province's residents are unvaccinated, they make up 50% of all patients in intensive care units.
According to The Globe and Mail, Quebec will be the first Canadian province to impose a financial penalty for the unvaccinated. »