OTTAWA -- The Public Service Alliance of Canada president says he 鈥渨ill not stand for the termination鈥� of federal public servants who refuse to get vaccinated, after Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau warned of 鈥渃onsequences鈥� for those civil servants.

In an interview with CTV News, Chris Aylward said 鈥渋t's very concerning to us when national party leaders are making statements around discipline around terminations when it comes to these vaccinations. That is totally unacceptable to us.鈥�

Aylward, who represents more than 160,000 federal public servants, stated that he supports the government鈥檚 stance that all federal public servants should be vaccinated. But he said unvaccinated employees will require accommodations to keep their jobs.

鈥淚f that means the reassigning of work duties, if that means alternative work arrangement -- arrangements such as remote work -- then that's what we'll be looking for from this government,鈥� said Aylward. 鈥淏ut any talk around discipline around terminations for members unwilling to be vaccinated is totally unacceptable by PSAC and I want to make that very clear.鈥�

He added that frequent testing of unvaccinated employees who need to come into a federal office building could also be a potential solution.

Today, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau stated that public servants 鈥渘eed to be fully vaccinated.鈥�

鈥淭he bottom line is, if anyone who doesn't have a legitimate medical reason for not getting fully vaccinated chooses to not get vaccinated, there will be consequences,鈥� he said.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued a statement saying public servants who refuse a shot could be punished under collective agreements between unions and the federal government.

鈥淎ll collective agreements include a process for progressive discipline - up to and including termination. Discipline should always be a last resort, but may be necessary in rare cases to protect the health and safety of Canadians,鈥� Singh said.