The man was denied a religious exemption and was suspended from his job. Porter had asked for a religious exemption from the federally mandated COVID jab policy, which was put in place by the former Liberal government under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. LifeSiteNews has published an extensive amount of reporting about the dangers of the experimental COVID shots, which include heart damage and blood clots. Canada’s public health officials had even admitted the known connection between the COVID shots and aborted babies’ cell lines. As a result, Russell said that Porter had met this legal test of sorts to be able to obtain a religious exemption for the COVID shots.