After months of death threats and angry confrontations with anti-vaxxers, Earlscourt BBQ owner Jason Rees isn’t particularly hopeful a COVID-19 vaccine passport will cool things down.
“I’ve got a bad feeling I’m going to have to kick someone’s ass,” said Rees.
The Ontario government is expected to announce a passport system this week that will make a wide variety of non-essential activities off limits to people who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID. Some bar and restaurant owners say that could again put their staff in the crosshairs of a small but vocal group of protesters who have already been berating and threatening them over mask-wearing mandates.
That comes on top of the already catastrophic economic consequences of dealing with COVID lockdowns, which have hammered the restaurant industry. While the average small business has accumulated almost $170,000 in debt during the pandemic, businesses in the hospitality sector have racked up almost double that, with an…
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