A BC lawyer told a conference audience in Victoria that vaccine mandates are a clear infringement on rights, but one it may take years to overturn.

Lawyer Umar Sheikh made his comments May 28 at the Renewing Canada Conference, the second annual event put on by the We Unify citizens’ group.

Sheikh said his advocacy for truckers was prompted by a personal event two years ago. He was walking with his 10-year-old son in downtown Victoria one summer day when he encountered an elderly couple of Portuguese descent carrying a Canadian flag on their way to the legislature.