Had this been a few centuries back, I could see how garbage removal could not be considered an essential service. These days, however, people are armed with more scientific data and medical evidence than that.
The truth is that while Mr. David Miller was sitting on his hands, unwilling to mandate the unions to collect the garbage valuable time was being lost. Nobody can deny the magnitude of the immunization initiative. But, instead of figuring out all of the logistics involved they were walking the streets holding placards.
Now, the entire country is scrambling to figure out which way is up. They are guaranteeing that anybody wishing to be immunized will be able to do so by Christmas. That is just about as good as saying "don't worry we'll give it to you sometime before the end of the flu season."
