Conservative MP Michael Cooper suggested Monday some members of Parliament could have obtained fake vaccine passports instead of getting vaccinated for COVID-19.."I don't have any personal knowledge of that happening, but that's not to say that it couldn't be done," Cooper said.."And it's not to say that it isn't being done.".Cooper's comments come following revelations the president of European pharmaceutical giant PharmaMar, along with more than 2,200 European elites, paid off doctors in order to obtain fake vaccine passports..Last week, the Spanish newspaper Mundo Ao Minuto reported celebrities, athletes, and businessmen paid thousands of dollars to be placed on the Spanish National Vaccination Registry..PharmaMar President José María Fernández Sousa-Faro bribed doctors between $1,000 and $2,000 euros to obtain a fake, three-dose vaccine pass in order to travel..The industry for fake vaccine passports exploded since governments and businesses began mandating COVID-19 vaccines back in 2021. Researchers found that prices for digital COVID-19 certificates were being sold on the dark web for as low as $100..Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall, who was removed from Parliament last Friday for not showing proof of vaccination, told the Western Standard it would have been easy to obtain a fake vaccine passport..But Wagantall said she wanted to stand up for Canadians in a similar situation as her..Wagantall also told the Western Standard she knew of many people who had been injured by the COVID-19 vaccine, including, "people here on the hill that are not necessarily sharing the truth about what they've experienced.".Cooper said he also wasn't "personally" aware of any vaccine injured politicians or staffers, but added that her comments "underscore that that this should be a personal health decision.".According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, any person who submits false information on vaccination status could be subject to a fine of up to $750,000, six months imprisonment, or both..In August 2021, two American travelers attempting to enter Canada were each fined nearly $20,000 for presenting fake vaccine passports and coronavirus tests.
